I used to think I knew what exchange meant

I knew it was different than something you borrow or lent

I didn't know exchange could mean something else

But this week I learned I could exchange myself

I can't focus on who I am

I should focus on the saviour and The Lamb

We learned to exchange self for Christ

hate for love

And death for life

We can trade our comfort for God's call

Because no matter what he will love us through it all

We talked about Isaiah

And Moses and Abraham

And how they served The Great I Am

We talked about Jesus exchanging death for life

And how we, the church, are God's great wife

Singing and praising is not all that we do

No, we climbed a mountain, his creation, too

We worshiped him up on that holy place

Yes we worshiped him standing face to face

With his creation

Elevation

Expectation

Invitation

To love

People shouldn't know us by the t-shirts we wear

They should know us by the unconditional love we share

If God can love us when we sin and cry

If God can love us when we tell him goodbye

Than why can't we love fully and completely

Why can't we push away our hate, anger and despair

Why, if the great Lord thinks we are worthy, can't we care?

Don't you get it?

We can all be incredibly changed

If only we would consider exchange.