Blessed Be Your Name
In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name
Blessed Be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed Be Your name
Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's 'all as it should be'
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name
Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name
The words from that song have been streaming through my head for the past 12 hours.
"When the darkness closes in, Lord... still I say will say... Blessed be Your name!"
Last night, we heard the news that our dear friends had lost their precious sweet baby boy. Christa was 27 weeks pregnant. They have 2 older boys, who were both born earlier than that, fought hard and survived. They were so elated that they had made it past the earlier point, thinking that maybe this time, she would have a more normal pregnancy. This time, the Lord chose a different path, and little Wesley Daniel was born and died Nov. 16, a small fleeting time on this earth, but forever changing the hearts of his parents.
It's in these moments that I'm so thankful for knowing that our Savior loves us, that He does have a plan, even if we often don't understand. I know that He is pouring His love down on Matt and Christa, and although we don't understand a small life being taken from this world, we can truly Bless His name.
Would you lift them up in prayer as well?
2 comments:
Hey Jen, Do you have Matt and Christa's address?
We're definitely praying here too, so sad, but also makes me thankful for a God who doesn't leave during the hard times, but gets closer still.
It also makes me more aware of what a blessing each day with my kiddos is, even the very "hard" ones.
How heartbreaking. Will keep them in prayer for sure..
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