Sunday, July 11, 2021

Dear God,

This morning as our organist softly played O God, Our Help in Ages Past, something shifted inside me.  I thought back to the pandemic, the economic downturn, the political chaos, the racial injustice and great division in our country and I realized this song I have heard and sung countless thousands of times in my life was personal today.  Warren was playing my song.  He was leading me to God who sustained me during the upheaval in our nation and world.  Tears filled my eyes as I quietly sang the lyrics, 

                "O God, our help in ages past,

                our hope for years to come,

                a shelter in the stormy blast

                and our eternal home."

This great hymn written and published in 1719 had great power for me today but has also helped, guided, blessed, inspired and touched people for over 300 years.  How can that be?  It is because your spirit is packed into every portion of the song, the lyrics, melodies and harmonies, and everything that makes the song a great, wondrous and powerful hymn.

Thank you

for your

living spirit,

O God.

Thank you

for faith

that inspires

and lifts up.

Thank you

for making it personal

for me today.

Love, Andrea