One of Many...Amelia's Song

God, Who Made the Earth and Heaven

By: Reginald Heber

God, who made the earth and heaven,

Darkness and light.

You the day for work have given,

For rest the night.

May your angel guards defend us,

Slumber sweet your mercy send us,

Holy dreams and hopes attend us

All through the night.

And when morn again shall call us

To run life’s way,

May we still, whatever befall us,

Your will obey.

From the power of evil hide us,

In the narrow pathway guide us,

Never be your smile denied us

All through the day.

Guard us waking, guard us sleeping,

And when we die,
May we in your mighty keeping

All peaceful lie.

When the last dread call shall wake us,

Then, O Lord, do not forsake us,

But to reign in glory take us

With you on high.

This song was a selection on a CD given out at Mount Olive's Vacation Bible School last summer. Noah loves it, so it plays endlessly in the Pilot. The Thursday morning after we had been told of Amelia's condition and were still unsure of how we should handle the news, the pregnancy, and her life, God spoke to me through this song sung in the voice of a child. I was moved and suddenly it became clear what God was leading us to do. Although it would not be an easy journey (in the narrow pathway guide us) we did not have to travel it alone or in fear. I think I always knew what God was asking us to do but the pain and fear and Satan were muffling God's voice. Some days I am still afraid of many things. But God has not, and will not fail us. Daily I ask for strength, courage, peace, safety, and guidance and he grants it to me. Our God is an awesome God!

Little Amelia has work yet to do and so do we. May will all be granted the ability to listen and allow God's will to be done in our lives. "The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you."