Category: encouragement
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
This is not a hymn in the sense of hymns that we sing in our churches now. However, when I recently listened to "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" I was inspired to look up the lyrics. I wish I had done so earlier - they are so rich with meaning. There are actually two sets …
Open My Eyes That I May See
I love this song. I often think of it when I'm praying just before I read my Bible. This song always puts me in a prayerful spirit for reading the Bible with a view to learning something. The Christian life is about surrender. Surrender of ourselves to God's will for us. Surrender of ourselves to serve …
Jesus Is the Sweetest Name I Know
I was playing the piano before church yesterday, and one of the songs I picked was "Jesus Is the Sweetest Name I Know". As I played it I was thinking about how the world holds the name of Jesus so lightly these days. It is no longer enough to invoke the name of "God" as …
Jesus Led Me All the Way
This morning I woke up thinking about this song. Lately the news has all felt scary and sad. I'm so thankful that I can let the Lord lead me through the day every day. Corrie Ten Boom said, "Never be afraid to trust and unknown future to a known God." I absolutely love that …
All the Way My Saviour Leads Me
Yesterday we sang this song in our church. I can never hear or play this song without thinking of my grandpa. This was his favourite song. I wrote a post here with some of my grandpa's testimony in it. He suffered greatly but never doubted God's love or leading in his life. Once when his …
Intentional Simplicity 