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"Praise You in This Storm"
words by Mark Hall

I was sure by now,God, that You would have reached down
and wiped our tears away,
stepped in and saved the day.
But once again, I say amen
and it's still raining
as the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain,
'I'm with you'
and as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise
the God who gives and takes away.

And I'll praise you in this storm
and I will lift my hands
for You are who You are
no matter where I am
and every tear I've cried
You hold in your hand
You never left my side
and though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm

I remember when I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry to You
and raised me up again
my strength is almost gone how can I carry on
if I can't find You
and as the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
'I'm with you'
and as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise
the God who gives and takes away

I lift my eyes onto the hills
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth
I lift my eyes onto the hills
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth "

My friend Kerry reminded me of this song the other day. We were talking about theme songs for our lives. I use to do that a lot. Depending on how my life was going for a day, a week, month, or year, I had a song that kind of described how my life was treating me.

There was a period of time in my life where REM's "It's the End of the World, As We Know it", really seemed to hit close to home. Basically that the world around me was just falling apart, but I had to keep up the appearance that everything was fine.

The song above kind of comes in and out of my life as my theme. Again, just when it feels like the whole world is coming apart...at the seams, like crashing in on me...it is God who is there to lift me up, and take me away from the mess that I have put myself in. And the one thing I can do is praise Him all the more. Praise Him for the pain, but also praise Him for taking me away from the pain.

Another song that kind of hit home for me is a song by Dire Straits called "Brothers in Arms". Just talks about that no matter what you go through, you will have your friends to have your back. I first heard the song during an old West Wing episode. And even now when I hear it, takes me back to when I saw the episode for the first time.

Next two bands that mean a lot to me as I was going through college was Third Day and the OC Supertones. Both bands first albums came out around my first year at Flagler. It is amazing, because even now when I hear "Nothing at All" or "Adonai" it takes me back to driving my Toyota Tercel hatchback, that was constantly falling apart on me.

It is amazing the power of music. Music can lift your mood, it make you smile, cry, and sing out loud. Music makes my day.

This post is a little all over the place...but I would love to see your comments about some of your favorite songs...

And thanks for the comments from last week's post. I have not made the decision on what to change yet...but you will see here when I make the decision.

Until nest time, I am your Eternal Bud.