Things Learned in Song...

Growing up, a common phrase that "Uncle" Fred Coleman shared with us was "things learned in song are remembered long." I cannot tell you how many times the Holy Spirit has used "song" to encourage my heart. I vividly remember one instance in October 2007 when I was going through a particular loss. A song we had learned in children's choir came to mind, and I sang it over and over and over again that night.

  Surely He Will Care for Me

If God can dress a lily in a gown of white,

If God can guide a moonbeam thro' the dark of night,

If He can help a river find a friendly sea,

then surely He will care for me.

If God can paint a rainbow when the rain is done,

If God can give a summer day the gift of sun,

If He can teach a nightingale a melody,

then surely He will care for me.

He's with me when I sleep.

He's with me when I wake;

He hears my softest prayer.

Wherever I may go, whatever path I take,

I know he will be there.

If God can greet a morning with a new blue sky,

If God can show a young bird how a bird should fly,

If He can hang a blossom on a cherry tree,

then surely He will care for me.

Mary Kay Beall
Words © 1984 Hope Publishing Company

Simple truth that was so comforting.

 Miles Coleman suffered a serious head injury this week. Today, Anna and the Coleman family wait and hope for Miles' recovery. They have shown tremendous evidence of God's grace and testimony to so many! This sudden accident is not sudden to God. He has a perfect plan. Kristin, Miles' sister, shared these words from a song this morning: "King of glory, I know you love me, so I will trust You. Yes, I will trust you." It is true that "things learned in song are remembered long" and what a sweet comfort to be reminded of truth when we need it most! I am thankful for the Coleman family as they live out the many things that they have taught us over the years! And I am grateful that my Heavenly Father will "surely care for" the Colemans!