Beside you

Yesterday God sang me a song.

I was driving home from Welland and flipping radio channels trying to re-acquaint myself with all of the latest songs since I was last in Canada.

I stopped changing channels and began listening more closely to the words when this song began playing. Not knowing the band or any other background, I still felt like it was such an anthem for my second term in Haiti. I felt like the Lord was singing me a lullaby of peace. No matter what's ahead. No matter the struggles or the loneliness I face, He is still right beside me. No thing or person can break me or separate me from the love of my Father.

Like this picture, often it's an upward climb. I look around and I'm standing alone. There are clouds in the distance. And yet, the promises of the Lord are constant. Even in the darkness, I will not fear because He is will me.

For that I have reason to go ahead with confidence, knowing that He holds me up through it all.

Internet is a beautiful thing, so when I got home I typed in some of the words I remembered from the chorus and found that it's sung by a band called 'Marianas Trench'.

I've included the lyrics below. I am certain that it will become one of my most frequently played songs in the months ahead. I will leave them with you, along with my gratitude for walking along with me on this journey. Thank you for all of your prayers and encouragements, and for joining me through the highs and lows. May the Lord be glorified for all He is and all He will be in this year ahead.

Beside You

When your tears are spent on your last pretense

And your tired eyes refuse to close and sleep in your defense.

When it's in your spine like you've walked for miles

And the only thing you want is just to be still for a while

If your heart wears thin I will hold you up

And I will hide you when it gets too much

I'll be right beside you

I'll be right beside you

When you're overwhelmed and you've lost your breath

Where the space between the things you know is blurry nonetheless.

When you try to speak but you make no sound

And the words you want are out of reach but they've never been so loud

If your heart wears thin I will hold you up

And I will hide you when it gets too much

I'll be right beside you

I'll be right beside you

I will stay.

Nobody will break you,

Yeah.

Trust in me, trust in me.

Don't pull away

Trust in me, trust in me.

Tears are spent on your last pretense

And your tired eyes refuse to close and sleep in your defense.

If your heart wears thin I will hold you up

And I will hide you when it gets too much

I'll be right beside you

Nobody will break you

If your heart wears thin I will hold you up

And I will hide you when it gets too much

I'll be right beside you

Nobody will break you.