TSMSS - Your Hands

I spent a good part of Friday in my vehicle, checking on a friend having surgery, taking my girl to a doctor's appointment, taking dinner to the friend, and a few other trips to and fro. (In fact, I made the mistake of looking at the odometer on my last trip of the evening - 100 miles for the day!) Somewhere along the way, this new song on KLOVE broke through the busyness and the words grabbed my heart.

(I love how God works things out. I had no idea who was singing it and got out of the car before they announced it, but lo and behold, several hours later, I was astounded to hear her interviewed live on KLOVE! J J Heller is one to keep an eye -- or an ear! -- on. This song is from her new CD, Painted Red.)

The song especially made me think of another sweet friend who is going through a bit of a difficult and uncertain time right now, with whom I had prayed on the phone just a few hours earlier. Some seasons, our walk is smooth. Other times, the path lies crooked and rocky before us. And still other times, we only see a curve in the road; uncertain what lies around the bend, we can only wait until we reach it and discover where the next portion of our course takes us. Whichever scenario applies, we can rest assured that we never leave His hands. We are engraved on the palms of the very hands that flung the stars into space; He holds us so tightly that no one can snatch us away.

So for my friend -- and for each of you, on whatever path you trod. . . .

YOUR HANDS
By Katie Herzig, JJ and David Heller

I have unanswered prayers
I have trouble I wish wasn’t there
And I have asked a thousand ways
That You would take my pain away
You would take my pain away

I am trying to understand
How to walk this weary land
Make straight the paths that crooked lie
Oh Lord, before these feet of mine
Oh Lord, before these feet of mine

When my world is shaking, heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave Your hands

When You walked upon the earth
You healed the broken, lost and hurt
I know You hate to see me cry
One day You will set all things right
Yeah, one day You will set all things right

When my world is shaking, heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave Your hands

Your hands that shaped the world
Are holding me
They hold me still

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