November 8, 2009

We went to early service this morning and Ken was able to make it this morning but mom was not. The lesson today was from the Psalms of the lamented. It was a lesson that I really did need this morning because it is hard to accept bad things happening to good people. Josh was right when he said we would probably do better to accept if good things happened once in a while for bad people instead of really bad things happening to good people.
The last song was Blessed Be Your Name. The second verse of that song is what really stuck with me throughout the day.
"When the sun is shinning down on me, When the world's 'all 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. Blessed be your name. Every blessing your 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."
Its hard to sing blessed be your name when your road is marked with suffering but so easy when we are having blessings poured out on us. In the beginning of all this I think we all asked God in the back of our minds "Why me Lord?" Now that we are 3 weeks from that day it is a lot easier to sing blessed be your glorious name when we see all the ways God is blessing us. Mom's treatments are going very well. All the family will be here and together for the holiday. We are a closer family that is praying more together and sharing more of ourselves. Most importantly, we have been shown so much love and encouragement over the past 3 weeks from all of you. Blessed be the name of the Lord!