Far Polaris
(Where I Need To Go)
Gregory Stephen Popp ©2007
I charted my course
I unfurled my sail
I laid my ship down on the ocean of life
There was no way to fail
But dark grew the skies
And stark grew the lies
I was tossed on the sea of regret and the
Wind and waves started to rise
Then out on the sea
You were walking toward me
And the winds heard your voice
And the sea had no choice
Lord of life won’t you tell me, oh lead me,
where I need to go?
I will move all the mountains or walk through
the valley below.
I will feed all the hungry and spread all the
seeds I can sow.
I am Your faithful one,
send me where I need to go.
I was out on my own
I was stronger than stone
Vanity filled me with pride of a life
I could stand all alone
But dark grew the skies
And stark grew the lies
I was lost in an ocean of fears for the years
And the tears filled my eyes
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Greg's Story
This song had to be the opening song on the CD. I'm not sure why. It came to me during a time in my life where I was praying to the Lord asking Him if I was doing His will to the fullest in my life. I felt like there was more I could be doing - or should be doing - and I didn't know what it was or where to begin.
So I reached back into my past, remembering the foolish bravado of my youth when I thought I didn't need God. Or at least, I could compartmentalize Him into an occasional Sunday morning hour of Mass and then forget about Him the rest of the week. This way of thinking led me on some very wrong paths and I could only think of how I turned in prayer to God when things began to get "stormy". I was truly a fair weather friend...in reverse. When the going got tough, I went running to daddy to make it all good again. When everything was fine, I went running away and neglected the one Person that's the most important. Fortunately for me, He loved me enough to let me get knocked around enough to (I hope) straighten me out somewhat.
The lyrics are my soul's desires. I want to have faith strong enough to "move all the mountains" and "walk through the valleys". But I don't! I'd love to feed all the hungry...but I can't. Yet it's still something that I can try for. I can feed some of the hungy. I can't spread all the seeds, but as many seeds as I can. It's a goal that I will never achieve, but it's a great goal to have. Especially when anything is possible with God.
The title of the song may not seem like it has anything to do with asking for guidance, or finding your way, but it does. "Polaris" is the name of the North Star, which was used by ancient mariners to guide their ships across the open seas. Even today the North Star is used as a navigational guide when all else fails. I added "Far" because Polaris is, technically, quite far away (431 light years from our solar system) but also, that guidance often seems to come from quite far away indeed. |
