Graves into Gardens

This song by Elevation Worship has been running through my mind. It has been a rough road recently and I am tired. Honestly, I've been overwhelmed by the brokenness in the world and in myself. It feels like it has been a long season of many hard things for me and for those I love. I know many have felt similarly as the COVID pandemic stretched on without an end in sight. As cases and deaths are decreasing in the US, other parts of the world are now hurting. And just a brief news update will remind you how broken this world is. When I get overwhelmed with grief, it is helpful for me to remember that this current situation is not the whole story. Our God is a God of redemption! He brings beauty from ashes! This refrain from the song, "Graves into Gardens" has been a great comfort to me!

You turn mourning to dancing

You turn give beauty for ashes

You turn shame into glory

You're the only One who can.

I am choosing to believe that God is still at work. He is bringing beauty out of all of these ashes. He is the only One who can. I pray that whatever you are struggling with right now, our Redeemer will give you a glimpse of the dancing, beauty and glory He is bringing through it.