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Big Stupid Sign

from Holy Interruption by Jeff Lowery

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Big Stupid Sign

Sign hangs over the exit door, reminds us what we came here for
And where God calls us when we leave, it says
“You’re entering your mission field, reminds us that our God is real
and that our world is full of needs.
And we’re all called to respond
(chorus)
To Love our neighbor, hands and feet of Christ to all
To be a blessing, to all people great and small
Reach out and welcome, even people not like me
Out the door I walk on by
I’m reminded what it says on that church exit sign
Just about 5 years ago, got a call from a guy I used to know
Wanted to share some news with me, he said,
The church we both grew up in was closing down and soon would end
Was there a momento he could save for me
And I thought about that sign all the Sunday school teachers who brought me up right
So in a comment I intended as a joke you see, I said could you get that sign for me
My friend called me back the next day
The signs sitting in my living room, hope you’ll come and get it soon
Even though your 2000 miles away
I guess I was feeling a little bad, until the friend drove the sign over to my dads
Now I guess the jokes on me
Son do you have a plan for this sign, I’d like it out, I’ll give you some time
Son, I know that you live kind of far, , if you come get the sign, I’ll give you my old car
So I drove across this great big land in my dad’s neon green mini van
Precious cargo, sign in tow
I drove the van up to my house to see my daughter and unsuspecting spouse
Pulled the van up to unload
Where’d you get that big stupid sign, hang it where, not in mine
Don’t focus so much about the size of the sign, cmon honey it will be fine
The words on the sign, help to remind us
I guess its not plan to see why that old sign means so much to me
I’ll try to put it this way
In the days that my faith was formed in me, I looked to the saints of the church to see
How to live a faithful way
But at some point back in time, the saints started walking past the sign
The neighbors changed and over time
Worried about only people on the inside
The sign became for me, a lasting legacy
A reminder that we’re called to something more
We hadn’t decided where to hang the sign and marriage is all about compromise
We hung the sign in the garage
So whenever I take the garbage out or hop in my car to drive about
I’m reminded of those words
As I go out into the world
I am entering the mission field
And God calls, me and us to respond

words and music by Jeff Lowery
copyright 2013 www.jefflowerymusic.com

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from Holy Interruption, released December 20, 2013

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