After another long day and night of false labor hope that this picture above would be recreated in the hospital in the next few days came to an end. Tonight my Dad leaves for an inopportunely timed but short (thankfully) trip to Central America. I am sad that he won't be there in the first few hours after birth to hold his grandson with his strong hands and say a prayer of blessing over him. His wisdom, quiet strength and presence will be missed but the introduction to his newest grandson will be all the sweeter upon his return. Today he came and prayed over me and played this beautiful and appropriate song. I identified with the way these past few weeks of false labor and waiting have felt like being bounced around on a river, yet all the while the Lord has whispered to me to rest in him.
In the ever-shifting water of the river of this life
I was swimming, seeking comfort; I was wrestling waves to find
A boulder I could cling to, a stone to hold me fast
Where I might let the fretful water of this river ‘round me pass
And so I found an anchor, a blessed resting place
A trusty rock I called my savior, for there I would be safe
From the river and its dangers, and I proclaimed my rock divine
And I prayed to it “protect me” and the rock replied
CHORUS:
God is a river, not just a stone
God is a wild, raging rapids
And a slow, meandering flow
God is a deep and narrow passage
And a peaceful, sandy shoal
God is the river, swimmer
So let go
Still I clung to my rock tightly with conviction in my arms
Never looking at the stream to keep my mind from thoughts of harm
But the river kept on coming, kept on tugging at my legs
Till at last my fingers faltered, and I was swept away
So I’m going with the flow now, these relentless twists and bends
Acclimating to the motion, and a sense of being led
And this river’s like my body now, it carries me along
Through the ever-changing scenes and by the rocks that sing this song
CHORUS:
God is the river, swimmer
So let go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha_G4M22TeY
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