TILL THE STORM PASSES BY
(Mosie Lister)

Recorded by:
Bill Gaither; Vestal Goodman; Greater Vision;
Inspirations; Ron Jarman; Ben Speer.

In the dark of the midnight have I oft hid my face,
While the storm howls above me, and there's no hiding place.
'Mid the crash of the thunder, Precious Lord, hear my cry,
Keep me safe till the storm passes by.
Chorus
Till the storm passes over, till the thunder sounds no more,
Till the clouds roll forever from the sky;
Hold me fast, let me stand in the hollow of Thy hand,
Keep me safe till the storm passes by.

Many times Satan whispered, "There is no need to try,
For there's no end of sorrow, there's no hope by and by"
But I know Thou art with me, and tomorrow I'll rise
Where the storms never darken the skies.
Chorus
Till the storm passes over, till the thunder sounds no more,
Till the clouds roll forever from the sky;
Hold me fast, let me stand in the hollow of Thy hand,
Keep me safe till the storm passes by.

When the long night has ended and the storms come no more,
Let me stand in Thy presence on the bright peaceful shore;
In that land where the tempest, never comes, Lord, may I
Dwell with Thee when the storm passes by.
Chorus
Till the storm passes over, till the thunder sounds no more,
Till the clouds roll forever from the sky;
Hold me fast, let me stand in the hollow of Thy hand,
Keep me safe till the storm passes by.

What ever storm you're in today, May God's Peace Be With You

Love, Carol

JUST FOR TODAY

     Just for today,Lord, 
     Just for today;
     Help me have faith, Lord,
     Just for today.

Today should have been my son's 50th birthday.  He died of suicide almost 9 years ago.  Help me, Lord.  Something inside of me died with him then.

My life has gone on, of course.  I moved across the country twice, and retired and met new people and continued my journey of living.  In a few days I will be turning 70.  Help me have faith, Lord, just for today.

Others, Lord tell me to put it behind me and move on.  I thought I did, Lord. But here it is, his birth day, again.  I thought of my "baby" this morning.  Not the 41 year old he was when he died.  That was my first words after hearing of his death:  "My baby!"  Just for today, Lord, help me have faith.

Then, I remembered then the day we placed his ashes in the ground, and said prayers, and my baby was gone.  Faith, Lord, I need more faith.  

This morning I read your answer, Lord.  You said to me in Matthew 28:26,
"Surely, I am with you always.".   And, in Hebrews 11:1. "Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."

Thank you, Lord.  I feel at peace, my faith is growing.  My loss is still real, but
I'm not alone.

Thanks!  Carol   

PEACE

     I leave you peace; my peace I give you.  I do not give it to you as the world does.  So don't let your hearts be troubled or afraid.      John 14:27

This is great, right?  But, what does it mean to me?

Have you ever heard the saying:  "I know that I know, that I know."?   It's that inner knowledge that is somehow a part of you.  That's what I think this is about.  Call it what you will, but like right here, I can't in words of today explain God's peace.  However, it's tangible.

Do I ever say, "Hold on a minute!  I just lost someone I love!  Where is there peace in that?"
Yes, but somehow God calms me in the middle of my grief.

Example:  When my son died 9 years ago, someone in the seat next to me on the plane comforted me.
He was reading a book I asked about.  It was hard to make conversation right then.  But, God was prompting me to speak.

It turned out to be something that brought me peace.  The man was reading "The Prayers of Jabez."
He encouraged me to read it, and later, I did.  However, our conversation led to his sharing about his son's death many years before in an accident.

In the middle of it, I said to him, "do you know God put you here on this plane, next to me, to comfort me and give me peace?   He felt it also.  And, to this day I thank God for that, and for that angel in the next seat who shared his faith with me.  I felt God there calming me and helping me have peace about something awful in my life.  It gave me the words to comfort my family, also.

Perhaps that is what God's peace is about after all is said and done.  

Peace to you all.  Carol

PEACE?

     What is peace?  My idea is that I won't have any worries.
Wouldn't that be great? Oh, wait a minute, as a Christian, I'm not suppose to 
"worry".  Whoops, does that mean I am sinning because I fretted?  How do I 
stop worrying and trust God more?  Thinking about all these questions, plus more, I'm exhausted!  I'm Not at peace. 
     So I continue on my search for the peaceful life.  
Please come along and send me your thoughts. 
Xoxo Carol  and God bless you.



  This is a picture of the Mojave Desert where I live.