Sunday Sentiments

 

My writing prompt yesterday asked me what song is my favorite and why. Well...it changes on a fairly regular basis, but I can tell you about my current favorite. I thought I would do it today, since it's a worshipful song. Perhaps it can add a little blessing to your Sunday!

I will tell you with extreme honesty that I went through a fairly long season of really not liking this song because of bad situational memory tied to it for me. I didn't figure I would ever love it again, but I heard it at the Collingsworth Family concert earlier this month, and now it's been running through my mind almost daily. It hasn't just been running around up there...it's become dear to me.

The song is Goodness of God. 

If you haven't heard it, I did find a clip of the Collingsworth Family singing it, and you can watch it here. They said at the concert that Olivia (who carries the solo on the song) sang it at her recent wedding as her testimony. And if you hunker down and listen to the words, what a testimony it is!

I'm prepping to speak at a retreat soon, and as I review my sessions and pray over the messages, I a reminded again and again of the truth of this song.

All my life, You have been faithful. All my life, You have been so, so good.
With every breath that I am able, I will sing of the goodness of God.

It is true for me. 

All my life, He has been faithful and good. Even in the moments that didn't feel good. Even in the seasons that burned like fire, He was faithful and good.

He was faithful and good all those years when I was single and praying for a husband. He has been faithful and good all the years I have enjoyed walking through life with my husband.

He was faithful and good when Ryan's mom was sick and dying. When I think about how quickly it all happened and how quickly we had to absorb and prepare, I see His goodness and faithfulness. When I think about all the miles we drove between Kokomo and hospital visits in downtown Indianapolis, or between our house and the cabin - especially on all those snowy, icy nights, I see His goodness and faithfulness. When we were present at her side for her passing on a night we were not even scheduled to be at the cabin, I see His goodness and faithfulness.

He was faithful and good when Ryan's job was being eliminated - and we didn't even know. He was going ahead and preparing a new place for us.

He was faithful and good when we worked at WillowBridge and didn't think we had strength for one more moment of chaos and crisis. He kept us propelling forward and taught us so much. He kept us breathing when life was sucked right out of us. 

He was faithful and good when we made our move to where we are now - providing us with community and a home and a job.

I can't sing, but with every breath that I am able, I will speak and type of the goodness of God. 

And that is my testimony today.