Let it Be Me

Tonight Bradie and I danced around a bit while Beau was taking a bath; I just put iTunes on a Genius Mix using Ray LaMontagne’s “Three More Days.” After some Brett Dennen, Ben Harper, Iron & Wine, and Damien Rice Ray LaMontagne’s “Let it Be Me” started to play. As we slow danced together the words started to become clear to me as I twirled my little girl:

There may come a time, a time in everyone’s life
where nothing seems to go your way
where nothing seems to turn out right

After this the first verse, the chorus rings out:

thats when you need someone, someone that you can call.
and when all your faith is gone
feels like you can’t go on
let it be me
let it be me
if its a friend that you need
let it be me
let it be me

In the end, I am the one that will teach Bradie discipline and a sense of responsiblity; but I also have to wallow in the mud with her to let her feel the pain of truly living. Yikes! If this is just a little taste of the sacrifice felt with the Incarnation, I could not imagine the full pain of carrying this burden beyond just my family. God bless my daughter and her pure heart.

If you want to hear the song check it out:

Let It Be Me – Ray LaMontagne