Tuesday, July 31, 2012…
Two Years… Two whole years since the early morning panic gave way to a living nightmare on the day Chase was diagnosed.
What struck me most as I looked through the pictures and memories is that life can feel complicated now, and yet, as I look back over the last year and see such crazy hard times, I realize that I’m apt to forget what it looked like in the shadow of whatever the here and now happens to hold. I can tend to see Chase’s deficits and struggles and not realize how healthy and robust he is now compared to the emaciated waif that was. The truth is that much has changed. The truth is also that there are many uncertainties ahead. The truth is that God’s goodness and faithfulness to us have never and will never change. And Chase is still living and breathing with us two whole years later.
We’ve spent many days listening to Rend Collective’s newest album. Our family’s favorite song is “My Lighthouse” and I truly can’t think of better words to sum the year…the two years…or, the lifetime:
In my wrestling and in my doubts
In my failures You won’t walk out
Your great love will lead me through
You are the peace in my troubled sea
In the silence, You won’t let go
In my questions, Your truth will hold
Your great love will lead me through
You are the peace in my troubled sea
My Lighthouse, my lighthouse
Shining in the darkness, I will follow You
My Lighthouse, my Lighthouse
I will trust the promise,
You will carry me safe to shore
Safe to shore
I won’t fear what tomorrow brings
With each morning I’ll rise and sing
My God’s love will lead me through
You are the peace in my troubled sea
Fire before us, You’re the brightest
You will lead us through the storm
Even if we know nothing of what lies before us (and we don’t), we can look back and see the joy in so many ways.
Trusting He will lead us through the storm… moment by moment.
**Look back with us and find joy…**
Firebefore us, you are the brightest and You will lead us through the Storm. AMEN