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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

mercies in disguise






 I have been hearing this song on the radio for a while now. 
It speaks to the pains and disappointments we experience
 in this life and our response to them. 
It has caused me to reflect on how I handle difficulty
and whether my own response is faith-filled or doubt-filled.
The young woman who wrote and sings it is Laura Story. 
One year after she and her husband were married, 
he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. 
During the time of his surgery, radiation, complications, 
and intensive therapy, She has written songs that voice
her struggles and her faith as she lived through
 those difficult times with her husband.
Blessings is one of those songs. If you are hurting
or struggling or confused, I pray these words will encourage 
and comfort you.  Keep in mind that they come from
 one who has been in a very difficult place
 and has emerged with
more faith, more hope, more understanding.

Blessings
by Laura Story

We pray for blessings
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You're near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

We pray for wisdom

Your voice to hear
And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
All the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we have faith to believe

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You're near
And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

When friends betray us

When darkness seems to win
We know that pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home
It's not our home

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops

What if Your healing comes through tears
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You're near
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can't satisfy
And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise

8 comments :

  1. That sounds like a good story and song to look up. I.m going to check it out. Thanks.

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  2. Aching feelings are the worst. I do my best to avoid that...hahahhaaa...but it doesn't always work.

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  3. My son and DIL gave me this CD in a basket of goodies for Mother's day and this song has really grown on me and has caught be by surprise...

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  4. Beautiful words...and thought-provoking ones as well. I so enjoy the songs by Laura Story!

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  5. i have heard both songs and they are equally beautiful.

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  6. Very nice and I need to find that song too. Life is like that sometimes. I am glad she can see the blessings in midst of the pain. I think I was better at it a long time ago than I am now. I feel like there is always a needle piercing my heart and trying to live with it there is like that book Hind Feet do you remember it? These are great words though. Thanks!

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  7. I love that song! The words . . . the music . . the comfort.

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