At the Foot of the Cross

By: Kathryn Scott

At the foot of the cross
Where grace and suffering meet
You have given me life
Through the judgement you received
And you've won my heart
Yes, you've won my heart

Now I can trade these ashes in for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down
At the foot of the cross

At the foot of the cross
Where I am made complete
You have given me love
Through the death you bore for me
And you've won my heart
Yes, you've won my heart

Now I can trade these ashes in for beauty
and wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down
At the foot of the cross


I absolutely love this song. It amazes me and continually reminds me that no matter what I've done or where I've been, I can always come back to the foot of the cross and find forgiveness though I am so unworthy. I must admit, although in the past I have tried to maintain this "perfect" image of what a christian was, a lot of it was just pleasing man and living up to their expectations of me. I went out of my way to make sure I was doing everything right that they needed me to do and in the midst of it all, I failed to do that which was so much more important. I guess you could say I was more martha instead of mary. Although my heart was pure toward my efforts, I was neglecting the one whom I was doing everything for. The other night I just stayed home alone and prayed to God to change my heart again, to do a deeper work inside of me and really bring me to true repentance. It's amazing how you can feel so exhausted and depleted one minute and within a matter of seconds feel so saisfisfied and refreshed. That's what God's presence does, it satisfies, it purifies, it releases your burdens and it fills you. I need to go there more often.