Into The Mystery
Song Meaning
Jason Gray names the specific problem with a manageable, understandable God in "Into The Mystery" — "I've begun to realize that my faith is compromised when I put God in my pocket like a keepsake in a locket... a love that is unending wasn't meant for comprehending." Being able to fully explain God is treated as a warning sign, not an achievement.
"I'll say goodbye to the god that I control, go beyond everything I think I know... I'll walk away from the image I have made, take a breath as I make a leap of faith" names the actual target being abandoned — not faith itself, but a specific, smaller version of God built to fit inside what already makes sense.
"The path behind me disappears, the sky gets darker, and my way's unclear, but the less I'm sure of, the more I have to trust you to meet me here" closes the song by tying uncertainty directly to trust, ending with "the scales are falling from my eyes" as an image of clearer sight arriving through less certainty, not more.
I've begun to realize
That my faith is compromised
When I put God in my pocket
Like a keepsake in a locket
I know something must be wrong
If I can understand it all
'Cause a love that is unending
Wasn't meant for comprehending
The time has come for letting go now
I'll say goodbye to the god that I control
Go beyond everything I think I know
Into the Mystery
I'll walk away from the image I have made
Take a breath as I make a leap of faith
Into the Mystery
In the room of my belief
The walls are closing in on me
And the cracks of doubt are growing
With every wind of change that's blowing
And I know I've got to leave
Before it all falls down on me
So here I go now
I'll say goodbye to the god that I control
Go beyond all the things I think I know
Into the mystery
I'll walk away from the image I have made
Take a breath as I make a leap of faith
Into the mystery
The path behind me
Disappears
The sky gets darker
And my way's unclear
But the less I'm sure of
The more I have to trust you to meet me here
I know You will meet me
Here in the mystery
I'll say goodbye to the god that I control
Go beyond all the things I think I know
Into the mystery
I'll walk away from the image I have made
Take a breath as I make a leap of faith
Into the mystery
Now the scales are falling from my eyes
And every moment I'm taken by surprise
Deeper into the mystery of You