Everything Changes When We Do It in Joy
I go for my morning walk
No rush, no haste
Joy so thick around me
I can almost taste
The kingdom is all around you
When you finally see
Little living reminders
Of how good life can be
A baby bird takes wing
A turtle nesting near
A rabbit and a deer
Reminds me of old Bambi
And I laugh to myself and think
Maybe the kingdom’s already here
Lift up your eyes
Let the sunlight in
Sometimes the miracle
Is where you’ve always been
Everything changes when we do it in joy
Work becomes play
And the kingdom becomes a place where we can stay
Knowing everything happens for a reason
And that’s okay
Everything changes when we do it in joy
I pass an old man sitting
Coffee in his hand
He nods and smiles at nothing
Like he understands
Kids riding bikes in circles
Pure freedom, no plan
The sun breaks through the branches
Like it’s reaching for my hand
We’ve been looking so hard
For something so near
Maybe the kingdom was never hidden
It was always right here
Everything changes when we do it in joy
Work becomes play
And the kingdom becomes a place where we can stay
Knowing everything happens for a reason
And that’s okay
Everything changes when we do it in joy
The baker opens early
Flour on his hands
A mother tying shoelaces
As her little one stands
A bus driver waves hello
To faces he don’t know
Tiny sparks of heaven
Everywhere people go
And I smile to myself again
Like a kid with a brand new toy
Because everything changes
When we do it in joy
Maybe the whole secret
Is as simple as it seems
What we choose to focus on
Becomes the world we see
Everything changes when we do it in joy
Work becomes play
And the kingdom becomes a place where we can stay
Knowing everything happens for a reason
And that’s okay
Everything changes when we do it in joy