Lenten Challenge, Day 6: World

Most days I live in a bubble. A safe, suburban, middle-class bubble with a fenced-in yard and two-car garage. I always have enough in my bubble. Enough food, enough clothing, enough love.

Essentially, I've built my own little world, and frankly...I like it there. I wake up in a beautiful home, with my beautiful family. I drive a decent car to my great job every day. I spend evenings in the company of fantastic friends, or snuggled up on the couch with my handsome husband watching some silly reality show or favorite drama. It's pretty cozy in my world.

But on the days I dare to look outside my little bubble, when I pay attention, instead of "turning off the news when I don't like what I see"...those are the days when I also happen to be doing something for someone else, instead of just focusing on me. Those are the days my own little world expands.


My Own Little World
By Matthew West
In my own little world it hardly ever rains
I’ve never gone hungry, always felt safe
I got some money in my pocket, shoes on my feet
In my own little world
population me

I try to stay awake during Sunday morning Church
I throw a twenty in the plate, but I never give ’til it hurts
And I turn off the news when I don’t like what I see
Yeah, it’s easy to do when it’s
population me

What if there’s a bigger picture?
What if I’m missing out?
What if there’s a greater purpose
I could be living right now?
outside my own little world 

Stopped at a red light, looked out my window
I saw a cardboard sign, said “Help this homeless widow”
And just above that sign was the face of a human
I thought to myself, “God, what have I been doing?”
So I rolled down the window and I looked her in the eye
Oh how many times have I just passed her by?
I gave her some money then I drove on through
And my own little world reached
Population two

What if there’s a bigger picture?
What if I’m missing out?
What if there’s a greater purpose
That I could be living right now
Outside my own little world 

Father break my heart for what breaks Yours
Give me open hands and open doors
Put Your Light in my eyes and let me see
That my own little world is not about me

What if there’s a bigger picture?
What if I’m missing out?
What if there’s a greater purpose
That I could be living right now
I don't wanna miss what matters
I wanna be reaching out
Show me the greater purpose
So I can start living right now 
Outside my own little world