“Living in My Heartland” by Sue Riley and Claudia Carawan:I’m gonna make a new start, lead with my heart, I’ve never felt so sure.
I’m gonna follow where I’m called, it may not be the easy road,
Because I’ve finally found my home, living in my heartland.
Now I like those quiet days, I love the peaceful pace,
It’s now what I call home.
Sometimes the road less traveled, feels like the real frontier
But when I’m true to who I am, the path is free and clear.
I’ve finally found my home, living in my heartland.”
Responsive Reading for February 16
“Sow for yourselves justice, reap the reward of loyalty; break up for yourselves a new field, for it is time to seek the LORD, till he comes and rains justice upon you” (Hosea 10:12).
I’m gonna make a new start, lead with my heart, I’ve never felt so sure.
We now affirm that Christ dwells “in your hearts through faith; that you, rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the holy ones what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God” (Ephesions 3:17-19).
I’m gonna follow where I’m called, it may not be the easy road,
Because I’ve finally found my home, living in my heartland.
God said: “… the place where you stand is holy ground” (Ex. 3:5).
Now I like those quiet days, I love the peaceful pace.
It’s now what I call home.
“Trust in the LORD and do good that you may dwell in the land and live secure.
Find your delight in the LORD who will give you your heart’s desire” (Ps 37:3-4).
“Sometimes the road less traveled feels like the real frontier.
But when I’m true to who I am, the path is free and clear.
I’ve finally found my home, living in my heartland.”