Glory

My friend Jeremy is very sick. He's at NIH this week recovering from a major surgery. I believe that his story is being written in such a way as to give God glory for many years to come, but this week, the waiting for news, the wondering, the hurting for him, his wife, his children, and extended family, it's not always easy.

I'm headed to WMU of Texas annual meeting later this week. I've come to love the WMU and to have a profound respect and fond affection for the women I get to be with through that organization. But, the troubles, the pains, and griefs, and trials of WMU of Texas have been very public over the last year. While I am looking forward to this weekend with them, I am also heavy-hearted, praying fervently that the Lord would intervene on our behalf as we gather together, that somehow, He would take the broken pieces and make something beautiful.

Those are just two of the reasons "Glory" by Selah and Nichole Nordeman has been my repeat song of the day,

One day eyes that are blind will see you clearly
And one day all who deny will finally believe
One day hearts made of stone will break in pieces
And one day chains once unbroken will fall down at your feet
So we wait for that one day come quickly

We want to see your Glory
Every knee falls down before thee
Every tongue offers you praise
With every hand raised
Singing Glory
To you and unto you only
We'll sing Glory to Your name

One day voices that lie will all be silent
One day all that's divided will be whole again
One day death will retreat and wave it's white flag
One day love will defeat the strongest enemy
So we wait for that one day come quickly

We know not the day or the hour
Or the moments in between
But we know the end of the story
When we'll see