2
Corinthians 1:3
Blessed
be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and
the God of comfort.
This
past summer was very difficult as my only brother passed away. I had not seen him in 20 years as he was
estranged from the family. His death
really hit me hard and my emotions have been all over the place trying to come
to terms with his death. I had been
praying for years that he would be reconciled with the family and now I have
had to accept that that will never happen.
Death
is normal in our life here on earth, but not very welcome. Those of us with assurance of eternal life
with our Lord Jesus have something to look forward to after death, but we still
can be overwhelmed with sorrow when a loved one goes on before us.
Just
last week I heard from a cousin that his daughter and son-in-law lost their
baby while she was 18 weeks pregnant.
Around 25 years ago, I had lost two babies in a row around that same
time, so I understand something of what they are now going through. I was trying to figure out what I could say
to bring them comfort and a song started forming in my head.
As
I was composing, I realized that the song is for anyone who has lost a loved
one. I wrote two first verses – one for
my cousin’s daughter and one about my brother.
Laura
and Jake, may be you comforted by the Lord’s overwhelming goodness and
faithfulness to His beloved.
And
to my family, I pray the same hope and comfort for you.
Resting
in Jesus’ Arms
Oh
my Lord Jesus, my heart is breaking,
My
arms are empty, I hurt deep inside.
For
my small babe has gone on before me,
And
now I must face, face a world without him now.
I
cannot understand why this has happened.
Why
does a loving God allow suffering?
But
He is faithful so I will just trust Him,
And
there I will stay, safely resting in His arms.
Then
there will come the day, my life will be over.
My
Lord will call me home, and to Him I’ll go.
Tears
will be erased, my loved one then I’ll see,
And
there we will stay, safely resting in His arms.
Alternate
first verse:
Oh
my Lord Jesus, my heart is breaking,
My
life feels empty, I hurt deep inside.
For
my brother has gone on before me,
And
now I must face, face a world without him now.
Written
9/19/2015
So
there are two videos for this song, with the two different first verses.
For
Laura and Jake:
Or watch it on:YouTube
For
my family:
Or watch it on:YouTube
