The Morning Watch

It’s amazing what happens when you step outside to go for a walk.  It was a Saturday morning. The weather was just perfect. I noticed some people setting up to celebrate for a birthday later on. There was a police officer who was enjoying a walk around the lake and said good-morning to my sister and I. A little while later, we noticed a very shy young man walking past us. He would not give any eye contact, but he bravely muttered a hello to us. I could tell that took a lot of courage. It really touched my heart. A little further up the path, were two young girls dressed in fancy dresses, holding a box of Tim bits, excited to celebrate a birthday party soon it seemed. They sweetly waved at us as they passed by.  The following day when I went to do home care for a sweet senior lady, she quickly took my hand, and led me down the hallway to her bedroom where she was going to get ready for the night. She told me how happy she was that I had come, and that she didn’t want to let me ...

I had the privilege of providing some home care for a beautiful senior lady who struggles with a lot of pain. As I was helping her through some of her stretches, I began to quietly sing to her about my Saviour. She burst into tears. Tears that told me she was genuinely comforted, and felt so loved by the One who made her. I didn’t realize how very important the following scripture was until I witnessed it’s power in this lady. Is there someone who needs encouragement through song today? Let us sing. Let us praise our Maker through the pain. Victory will come. 🎵  “Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ…”—Ephesians 5:19, 20