Hope this finds you all ready for 2009. It's a big day for you, Whitney, although I doubt if you get around to reading this today.
All is quiet here. There was a New Year's Eve party yesterday afternoon, but we didn't attend. After her lunch, I thought Mom looked like she wanted to rest.
Here's another interesting story about music. I asked Chaplain Jensen if he had heard the Gaither words to Finlandia. He said he hadn't but there are two hymns to that tune in the new Lutheran hymnal. That prompted me to buy a copy. The first verse of one of these, 792:
When mem'ry fades, and recognition falters,
when eyes we love grow dim, and minds confused,
speak to our souls of love that never alters;
speak to our hearts by pain and fear abused.
O God of life and healing peace, empow'r us
with patient courage, by your grace infused.
The other hymn, 887, is a national song with nice words, but the words I quoted above prove again that others have experienced what we are and may also find solace in song.
3 comments:
Those are great words. Thanks for posting them.
Dad,
I second what Mike said.
Love,
Scott
". . . speak to our souls of love that never alters . . ."
We all can speak softly, the words of unconditional love. Through our loving thoughts, tender words, and compassionate actions, we are being this love which is internal and eternal. Love is the thread which binds us all together, and this kind of love never wavers. We are blessed when we know and experience this most precious gift. This love transcends pain, suffering and even the cessation of life in our bodies, which is a new beginning of continual love from God.
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