this world

is a beautiful place.

it passes all my understanding

cherie call

"i was sitting on a southbound plane,

i was buried in a magazine

when the man in the next seat over

wanted to talk to me

he talked about the universe

he talked about saturn's rings

he said, i might be an atheist

except for just one thing

it passes all my understanding

how it worked out just right

the distance that we live from the sun,

the stars that shine at night

we may prove it was just an accident

but how did it begin?

it passes all my understanding

i told him, you are a scholar

you know things that i don't know

but i believe a god above

made everything below

and i know we are his children

i've known it since i was two
but when it comes with being struck with awe,

i'm just like you

it passes all my understanding

all the beauty we have here

from the majesty of the canyons

to a tiny baby's ear
and even when i can't believe it

he still believes in me

we watched the sun set through the clouds

in a tiny little airplane window

with people sleeping all around

and i thought of how we just expect this world to be

when the flight attendant passed me by

i threw away my magazine

it passes all my understanding

that the lord knows both our names

and that he made this world for everyone

that was sitting on that plane

and in spite of man's distractions

he offers us his peace

that passes all my understanding"

{i love knowing god did create this world and we are his children and he loves us more than we will ever know.}