How Great Thou Art

I usually write a blog and then work on editing for a few weeks before I post it. I also don’t post on back to back days but this 1 is different.

I just got home from church. The sermon this morning was based on the song “How Great Thou Art”. The pastor’s message was about how we take for granted all of creation and don’t look at our Father with awe and wonder. He made the point that with all that He created and all of the wonders of the world He still loves us enough to send His only son to be our savior.

We had this song played, as sung by Carrie Underwood, at my mother’s funeral. Ever since then I cry every time I hear it because it makes me miss her. It brings back my feelings as the song played and the video of photos were on the screen. I can remember the feel of Jacky’s arm around me, crying into his shoulder and even how his suit felt upon my face. I carried a pair of black leather dress gloves that I remember her wearing back when gloves were fashionable and how the softness of the leather gave me comfort.

Again today, when the worship team started singing I teared up but then, deep inside my heart, I thought about the awesome wonder that God planned for me to reunite with my parents and everyone that I love 1 day. Before they were born, before I was born, while He was creating the world He already knew that loved ones would die and we would miss them horribly on this earth BUT we would not have to be apart from them forever. All we have to do is believe. Believe that Jesus died on that cross and arose. Confess that we are nothing without Him and know that Jesus, along with all Believers before us, waits for us to meet again. I know that my parents believed this. I know that my grandparents believed and I pray that everyone that I love believes. I do.

By the end of the song I was still crying but my tears were entirely different. I had tears of joy flowing because I know that my separation from my mother isn’t forever. Indeed, “How Great Thou Art”.

I’m not putting any photos with this, no scripture and no quote from anyone. This is just what He whispered to me during that song. I hope it whispers the same joy and hope to you.