All My Life (Acts 8)

All my life I've been waiting Grasping at straws Hungry for wisdom Running after the wind in desperation Never quite sure what I was looking for It was not for lack of searching I was left at a loss I'd read and I'd questioned And I'd weighed and I'd listened But I'd only found shadows of truth Half glimpses of life - real life I searched the stars Pored over pages But the pictures were vague The patterns elusive I needed a key Something to make meaning out of mystery I kept going back to the words about One who had known The pain of silent submission Of biting their tongue as they bore humiliation Denied the comfort of a family I searched the stars Pored over pages But the pictures were vague The patterns elusive I needed a key Something to make meaning out of mystery Then came one who pushed wide the door That I hadn't known was already ajar And they spilled out riches right at my feet That I had never believed were entitled to me I'd been kept in my place But they showed me I was royal Unique and admired Not faceless and disposable I was whole, I was enough And what's more I was beloved I am beloved All my life I've been waiting - grasping at straws I am beloved All my life I've been waiting - searching the stars I am beloved