Sara received her Bachelor of Science degree in History and English in 1994 from Evangel University, a private Christian university in Springfield, Missouri. Sara spent four years teaching high school in Rosemount, Minnesota before recording her first album, Past the Wishing, in 1998. Since then, she has released five more albums and appeared on several others (see below). Sara has been nominated for 3 Dove Awards including "New Artist of the Year" in 2002 and "Special Event Album of the Year 2003" by the Gospel Music Association. She was named one of the best Christian music artists of 2005 and the album, Add to the Beauty, was named "Album of the Year" for 2005 by CCM Magazine. In 2009 Fireflies & Songs earned enough votes from a panel of ten music critics to be named Christianity Today's Album of the Year. The magazine explained their choice: "Already known for her transparent songwriting, Sara Groves gets even more piercingly honest on this, her ninth album. Whether her relationship with God, marital tension, or a private battle with anxiety, it's poetically spilled forth in Groves' call for the church to 'live confessionally.' And paired with less poppy, stripped-down arrangements, her achingly clear vocal remains front and center. This is vintage Groves—yet more herself than ever."
Maybe There's a Loving God
Sara Groves Lyrics
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I'm trying to comprehend
Am I the chance result
Of some great accident
I hear a rhythm call me
The echo of a grand design
I spend each night in the backyard
Staring up at the stars in the sky
I have another meeting today
With my new counselor
My mom will cry and say
I don't know what to do with her
She's so unresponsive
I just cannot break through
She spends all night in the backyard
Staring up at the stars and the moon
They have a chart and a graph
Of my despondency
They want to chart a path
For self-recovery
And want to know what I'm thinking
What motivates my mood
To spend all night in the backyard
Staring up at the stars and the moon
Maybe this was made for me
For lying on my back
In the middle of a field
Maybe that's a selfish thought
Or maybe there's a loving God
Maybe I was made this way
To think and to reason
And to question and to pray
And I have never prayed a lot
But maybe there's a loving God
Maybe this was made for me
For lying on my back
In the middle of a field
Maybe that's a selfish thought
Or maybe there's a loving God
Maybe I was mad this way
To think and to reason
And to question and to pray
And I have never prayed a lot
But maybe there's a loving God
And that may be a foolish thought
Or maybe there is a God
And I have never prayed a lot
But maybe there's a loving God
The lyrics of Sara Groves’ “Maybe There’s a Loving God” touch on a deep human desire to understand one's existence and purpose in life. The singer is struggling to understand if they are a mere product of chance or if there is some grand design to their life. The singer hears a rhythm calling them, which may represent a call to embrace spirituality or to seek out answers to life's big questions.
The second verse reveals that the singer is meeting with a counselor and is experiencing despondency, but finds solace in staring up at the stars in their backyard at night. The counselor wants to chart a path for the singer's self-recovery, but the singer wonders if maybe their inclination towards introspection and questioning is part of a greater plan.
The chorus muses on the idea that maybe the singer was made for contemplating life by lying on their back in a field, and maybe there's a loving God who created them with these inclinations. These thoughts are expressed with a hint of uncertainty, as if the singer acknowledges that their perspective may be a foolish thought.
Overall, the song explores themes of identity, self-discovery, and spirituality. The singer is grappling with the idea of whether they are purposeful or simply a result of an accident, and ultimately wonders if there is a higher power at play.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm trying to work things out
I'm trying to figure out my life's purpose
I'm trying to comprehend
I'm trying to understand the meaning of life
Am I the chance result
Did I come into being by coincidence?
Of some great accident
Was my existence just a random fluke?
I hear a rhythm call me
I sense a purpose that guides me
The echo of a grand design
The hint of a greater plan
I spend each night in the backyard
I stay outside every evening
Staring up at the stars in the sky
Gazing at the beauty of the universe
They have a chart and a graph
They analyze me by data and statistics
Of my despondency
Of my sadness and hopelessness
They want to chart a path
They want to figure out how to help me
For self-recovery
To get me back on track
And want to know what I'm thinking
They want to understand my thought process
What motivates my mood
What drives my emotions
Maybe this was made for me
Maybe this is my divine destiny
For lying on my back
To enjoy the simple pleasures in life
In the middle of a field
Surrounded by nature's beauty
Maybe that's a selfish thought
Maybe it's wrong to think this way
Or maybe there's a loving God
Perhaps there is a higher power that cares for me
Maybe I was made this way
Maybe I was created to be curious and introspective
To think and to reason
To ponder and analyze
And to question and to pray
To explore and connect with something greater
And I have never prayed a lot
I haven't had much experience with prayer
But maybe there's a loving God
But maybe there is a benevolent force that watches over me
And that may be a foolish thought
Others may consider this idea irrational
Or maybe there is a God
Or perhaps there is a higher power we can't fully comprehend
And I have never prayed a lot
And I haven't had many spiritual experiences
But maybe there's a loving God
But maybe there is a compassionate deity we can turn to
Lyrics © MUSIC SERVICES, INC.
Written by: NATE SABIN, SARA GROVES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Justiciar1284
I remember lying on my back patio with my dog at my side looking at the stars, trying to make sense of high school and wishing I was aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise sailing through the universe with my best friends.
@bowiehs
There is a loving God.
@jameswcollett
Maybe.
@elizabethwambui7791
I never did things right in life, maybe there's a loving God who always shed the light.
@jameswilliamson3873
amen , and yes there is
@tdvoeks
I have a strong emotional connection to this song as well. Thank you for your comment, I am glad you enjoyed my video:)
@starsoverthere
Beautiful. I feel like I can really relate to this song, every word.
@smoothestones1
Beautiful heart-felt song. Beautiful God art too. He's so fluid.
@Lootoodle
as a completely misunderstood child who was constantly put in a place of "lesser than", the Bible has sure been an enlightenment to what was really happening in my home. its a dark take on this song, but it brings me to the same conclusion as the song portrays. even a minor take on the same melody can sing the same praise. It still brings a person from dark to light. But hopefully because the song is in major and not a minor key, others can understand this from the other side of the fence.
@tdvoeks
Wow, amazing how time flies by with business and life's speed bumps along the way. I have not read all these comments until today. God has been there by my side even when I do not feel or question his Presence. He was there for me when my brother died by suicide in July of 2012 and though life has been up and down, God has never left my side. This song, is my "God Song" it takes me to a place I never question, in my back yard, when I first felt his LOVE. I want to thank all of you for your kind words and wish you all feel the peace that passes all understanding, and ask you would pass along that peace in a world which truly needs it. I also wish you would help pass along a book of poems God inspired me to write years ago. I recently ordered a few copies and asked God last night, how do I pass this along? And I was reminded of the few videos He inspired me to make years ago and the people who's lives it touched, people I've never met, miles away, but not in God's eyes, we are all His children! Thank you LORD for giving us your LOVE & PEACE and NEVER LEAVING OUR SIDE!!! http://www.amazon.com/On-Far-Side-Sea-Psalm/dp/1490927921