As the New Year approaches I am reminded of who I am going forward. There is song by Travis Cottrell that says it so eloquently that I want to remember it’s the banner over my life.
You Changed My Name– CCLI Song No. 4577373
Verse 1
Who I am is a mystery I can’t explain
‘Cause Your mercy fell like healing rain
And washed away my past
Who I was all my secrets
All my hidden pain
Now Your grace has broken every chain
And set me free at last
And who I was before
Doesn’t matter anymore
Chorus 1
You changed my name when
You called me forgiven
You changed my name when
You called me redeemed
You took my shame and
Wrote a new beginning
To the story I was living
And I’ll never be the same
You saw what I could be
And reaching out for me
You changed my name
You changed my name
Verse 2
Now I live in the light of Your redeeming love
And I bear the marks Your healing touch
Has written on my heart
With each step I take
I’m reminded of the price You paid
And the living sacrifice You made
To set my soul apart
My life is Yours alone
You have marked me as Your own
(BRIDGE)
I’m not the man I once was
Behold all things are new
‘Cause You changed my name
Pastor Susan 