A Fragile Stone

Matthew 16:18, John 1:42

Michael Card and Scott Roley wrote this song after after a long afternoon discussion on who Simon was and what discipleship meant to him. They saw that Simon's new title, "rock" was not meant to signify strength but simply something to build with. Peter will be the first stone to be laid of the holy house Jesus had come to build, of which he is the foundation.

You bore the burden of a name

Along a road that would lead to the

cross

Bold and broken, upside down

A light for the least and the lost

He called you the rock, the foundation

Of a temple formed from God's love

His robe of forgiveness wrapping you up

Meant trusting in Him was enough

His love called you out on the water

And held you when you were alone

For you were the rock that was

Broken by love, forever the fragile stone

His love was the hammer that broke you

By His gentle and powerful hand

The mystery of mercy undid your denials

At last you could finally stand

The door that He opened was freedom

The door that He closed was your fear

Simply to rest in the arms of His love

Made all your doubts disappear

A stone that is dropped in the water

Will vanish and soon disappear

But the waves that move out from the center

In time they will reach everywhere