Be Still My Soul

We had the sad privilege of sharing with the family of our dear friend as he and his family honored the memory of their brother/son/father and friend. I was privileged to share song and scripture with them and reminded them of the scripture in Ecclesiastes, Chapter three which says:

1 To everything there is a season,

A time for every purpose under heaven:

2 A time to be born, And a time to die;

A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted;

3 A time to kill, And a time to heal;

A time to break down, And a time to build up;

4 A time to weep, And a time to laugh;

A time to mourn, And a time to dance;

5 A time to cast away stones, And a time to gather stones;

A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;

6 A time to gain, And a time to lose;

A time to keep, And a time to throw away;

7 A time to tear, And a time to sew;

A time to keep silence, And a time to speak;

8 A time to love, And a time to hate;

A time of war, And a time of peace.

For my dear friend and his family, theirs was a time to weep and a time to mourn and for his dear brother, it was his time to die. My friend, his family and the friends shed tears that I wished I could dry and have pain in their hearts that words alone cannot heal. But I reminded them that life does go on even if in the midst of grief we are hanging on to the love of our friends and those who would encourage and shore us up and for those of us who are anchored to the rock of Jesus, there is still hope. I implored my friends and those gathered to be still in the love of Jesus and allow Him to be there anchor as I shared with them a medley of songs as sung by the group Selah, entitled Be Still My Soul/What a Friend We Have in Jesus. Read on and if you are struggling in your life right now, be still and know that the waves and winds that blow in our lives recognize His voice and must still respond to the calming voice of Jesus.

Be Still My Soul / What a Friend We have

Be still, my soul: The Lord is on your side.

Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;

Leave to thy God to order and provide;

In every change He faithful will remain

Be still, my soul: Thy best, Thy heavenly friend

Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Be still, my soul: The waves and winds still know (still know)

His voice who ruled them While He dwelt below

What a Friend we have in Jesus

All Our Sins and Griefs to Bear

What a Privilege to Carry

Everything to God in Prayer

Oh, what peace we often forfeit,

oh, what needless pain we bear,

All because we do not carry

everything to God in prayer.

Be still my soul

Regardless of where you are today, I pray that you know that God knows your pain and will bring healing to your hearts. Loving you, with His Love - Andrea