Twenty Six Summers

Been listening to a new album that's just been brought out by a very talented worship writer who goes by the name of Vicky Beeching. The album is called "Painting the Invisible" and contains some brilliant worship songs, including a hymn called "The wonder of the cross". Another fantastic feature of this CD is the fact that the chord charts are included with the lyrics for all of the songs that you would want to play for church. Love that idea!

One song in particular hit home to me today and summed up life for me so far, especially over the last two years or there abouts. The song is called "Twenty Six Summers" and is basically, in the words of a review that I read today, a love song to God. Probably no coincidence that I happen to be 26 this year either, but as far as I know God doesn't deal in coincidence... everything is planned out to perfection. I digress.

The lyrics of the song that hit home are these:

Through twenty-six summers
And twenty-six winters
I’ve laughed in the spring time
I’ve cried in the rain
Though I’ve questioned the meaning
Of some of life’s seasons
It’s true that they’ve left me holding on tighter to You

Certainly over the last year and a half there's been stuff happen in my life that I've been left wondering why I had to go through that, and I get the feeling that for some of them, probably most, I won't get to find out what the reason was until I die and go home. But I do know that the promises for me are good... promises for a future and a hope, so I look forward to the things that God has planned for me, uncertain as to exactly what they are, but pushing forward toward the dreams and desires that he's placed in my heart!