May 2, 2007 is one of those dates that I will always remember. Yes, it was the night H was born but it was also one of the scariest nights in my life. Again, I don't want to go into details now; that's another post for another day. As we were waiting for the ambulance to come take me to the hospital so H could be rescued, S heard the sirens and ran out front to flag them down. That left me in the bathroom by myself, in a very dire situation. When I'm nervous or scared or even happy, I sing. It's just who I am. Well, I was scared beyond belief that night and the one song that came to mind was the hymn, "How Great Thou Art." After I finished singing the first verse, the paramedics arrived and then I lost consciousness so I don't remember everything. But I do remember the great sense of peace I had as that hymn ran through my mind.
Today at church, we sang "How Great Thou Art." I stood there, holding H, looking at the words on the screen through tears in my eyes. I made it through most of the song but stumbled on verse three:
And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing
He bled and died to take away my sin
God sent His son to die so that I might live, so that my son was spared and is bringing me joy on a daily basis. God truly worked a miracle that night and I will never, ever, forget those words that the Holy Spirit impressed upon my heart:
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
1 comment:
ok you need to post a warning at the beginning of this one, "GRAB TISSUES BEFORE READING!" whew, i'm a mess now. but thank you for sharing your heart. this has always been a favorite hymn of mine, and "i scarce can take it in" is so fitting.
i'm so glad you're blogging! i'm always encouraged by you. :) have a great week.
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