I've been sad lately. A friend of mine that I graduated with is going through a tough time. Her father went home to be with the Lord recently. I hadn't seen or talked to my friend in a little over a year until recently, and I had never met her dad, but it makes me really sad. Though my death will hold no sting for myself, I hate death. It hurts.
Please, if you think of it, pray for my friend and her family.
We sang "Be Still, My Soul" in worship service today. It touched my aching heart. May the Lord, our Caregiver, use it to touch you today as well.
1.Be still, my soul: the Lord is on your side;
bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
leave to your God to order and provide;
in ev'ry change he faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: your best, your heav'nly Friend
through thorny ways leads to joyful end.
2. Be still, my soul: your God will undertake
to guide the future as he has the past.
Your hope, your confidence let nothing shake;
all now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know
his voice who ruled them while he dwelt below.
3. Be still, my soul: when dearest friends depart,
and all is darkened in the vale of tears,
then shall you better know his love, his heart,
who comes to soothe your sorrow and your fears.
Be still, my soul: your Jesus can repay
from his own fullness all he takes away.
4. Be still, my soul: the hour is hasn'tning on
when we shall be forever with the Lord,
when disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past,
all safe and blessed we shall meet at last.
