Songs on Sunday and Father's Day

Poor Hubby. Most of what we had planned to do for Father's Day did not pan out for one reason or another and I have been really sick with a migraine so not able to give him much of a break. We did enjoy a nice day at church and the picture above shows Hubby opening his presents. L to R are D, Hubby, J and A. Hubby got a LowePro photo backpack which he received last week and we got him two movies, Patton and The Raiders of the Lost Ark.

D has been very excited about giving Daddy the Ark movie because he has an Indiana Jones Lego set. Naturally we are not letting the kids see the movie. Hubby and I sat down to watch it together this afternoon while the kids had some room time. I don't know if it is the fact that we are watching it in broad daylight or that special effects have evolved so much today or that the kids were rowdy - but it didn't have quite the suspense and action that we felt when we saw it in 1981 in the theater. Of course Hubby was a Junior and I was a Freshman... possibly our perspectives changed over time. :o) We enjoyed the time together and had to laugh when J kept sneaking a peek and running back to the room, "I saw the horse!" and when the previews were on, "I saw Irina!" (the "angry girl" in the Lego set! LOL). The one thing that really bugged me though was that it is a fairly decent move except a little too much violence, but two times they took the Lord's name in vain. It was gratuitous too.

Today is Father's Day, as you know. A bit of a strange day for us both. Hubby never had a male parent and my growing up was broken and disjointed. Since I was born on Father's Day, for many years, my birthday was a reminder of the pain. Thank you Jesus for healing my relationship with my Daddy and for healing my relationship with Him! It took some time for me to wrap my mind around the relationship I have with my Father God, until I got to the point where He was all I needed. During my broken and aching years I clung to Scriptures where He promised to bring the lonely into families and not to forget the orphans. And so today my song choice reflects that work that He has done in my heart. We had a guest worship team - a guy with a guitar and a girl with a voice (he had a great voice too!). They were awesome and I wish they had a worship CD. The simpleness of their music was really beautiful.

One of the songs was This Is Our God. Chris Tomlin really speaks to my heart anyway. But this song was special to me today. I love and serve a Father God who sees my every need, even ones I don't realize I have, and meets them. I serve a God who wipes away my tears and gives me back the wasted years. He heals my brokenness. He is with me when I am lonely. He is my peace, my lover, my comfort. This is our God!





This Is Our God by Chris Tomlin and Jesse Reeves


A refuge for the poor, a shelter from the storm


This is our God


He will wipe away your tears and return your wasted years


This is our God


Oh... this is our God







A father to the orphan, a healer to the broken


This is our God


And he brings peace to our madness and comfort in our sadness


This is our God


Oh... this is our God







This is the one we have waited for


Oh... this is our God


A fountain for the thirsty, a lover for the lonely


This is our God


He brings glory to the humble and crowns for the faithful


This is our God