Music Filled with Hope

It hasn't seemed very much like Christmas around this hotel, the one remnant that we still have with us is our Christmas music collection, which has kept me going through the days. This morning as I listened to John Tesh Christmas Worship I was encouraged by the words I heard. They went like this:

If a star can be a sign

That the light is breaking through

And a child in your arms

Makes the whole world seem brand new

We can embrace all the grace We've been given

Stand in the light

Of the wonder we live in

This is your gift

This brand new day

So take it to heart, take it on Faith

Open your eyes and don't be afraid to learn how to live

Cause this is your gift

This brand new day

This is your gift

When it's hard to say a prayer

When you're overcome by fear

And you see each day

Through a thousand falling tears

Hope takes your hand, and it picks up the pieces

Love comes to life

As we live and believe it

This is your gift

This brand new day

So take it to heart, take it on Faith

Open your eyes and don't be afraid to learn how to live

Cause this is your gift

This brand new day

This it your gift

This is a new beginning, this is where we start

We'll take what God has given, and live it from the heart

This is your gift

This brand new day

So take it to heart, take it on faith

Open your eyes and don't be afraid to learn how to live

Cause this is your gift

This brand new day

This is your gift.

This song stirred something in me as I sat in our hotel suite with a cup of tea in one hand and a school book in the others. I had felt like crying all morning, and though the music didn't stop the tears from filling my eyes, it reminded me that it is possible to pick up the pieces and start again. It told me to remember that this world is indeed a wonder to behold even if you are beholding it through 'a thousand falling tears,' it's worth noticing because it is God's gift to us. In short it was a good reminder to be happy and look for the good things in life.