It’s a strange time, a weird world, and it sometimes feels dark and treacherous. Regardless of what we experience, it doesn’t have to seem that all hope is lost.
I’ve been listening to a song list of Easter (Passover) songs that combine old and new and give me the words I need, a melody to enjoy, and a focus to live my best this weekend.
Mid-way through, Gloria Gaither utters these words that smooth out my thinking.
In a day when our ears are bombarded by beckoning voices
and our world is polluted with sound,
Lord, let us hear you.
In a land dissected and muddled by mazes of roads
and never-ending highways,
Lord, help us find your way.
In a world of easy promises, empty guarantees,
and quit claim insurance policies,
give us the security of your hand, Lord Jesus.
At a time when we are confused by conflicting authorities
that would tell us how to manage our marriages,
our finances, and our children,
O Lord Jesus, show us your way.
As we walk the tight ropes of parenthood in these explosive days,
training our little ones to live in a world for which there are no precedents,
Lord, we just need you.
In all things, Gentle Shepherd,
help us find the way.
By Gloria Gaither
Hear, Find, Security, Show… Help us find the way. Why? We need you.
On this sabbath day, the original day of rest, may we focus on why we are, whose we are, and where we are headed. There’s no need to be lost and confused. This is the day of revelation.
God had a plan. It’s time you make one yourself.