Finding the way ahead in tragedy

If you haven’t heard “I will trust you” by Steven Curtis Chapman, you will likely be singing it in church before too long.  I put it in the same class as “Blessed Be Your Name” by Matt Redman. Could not find the lyrics on the web and so I transcribed them this morning.  In doing so, I find this song is even richer than I previous thought. If you don’t know the story out of which this song arose, here is one story. I have added a few pictures that seem to fit with the song.

I don’t even want to breathe right now. All I want to do is close my eyes. And I don’t want to open them again. Until I’m standing on the other side.  I don’t even want to be right now. I don’t want to think another thought. And I don’t want to feel this pain I feel. Right now, pain is all I got. Feels like its all I got. But I know its not. Oh, I know You are all I got

And I will trust you, trust you, trust you trust you God I will. Even when I don’t understand. Even then I will say again. You are my God. And I will trust you

God I’m longing for the day to come.  When this cloudy glass I’m looking through. Shattered in a million pieces. And finally I can just see you. God you know I believe its true.  I will see you. But until the day I do.

I will trust you, trust you, trust you God I will. Even when I don’t understand. Even then I will say again.  You are my God. And I trust you and with every breath I take.  And For every day that breaks. I will trust you, I will trust you. And now that nothing makes sense. Even then I will say again. God I trust you, I trust you

I know your heart is good. I know your love is strong. I know your plans for me are much better than my own.

So, I will trust you, trust you, I trust you God again. And I will trust you, I will trust you I will.  Even when I don’t understand. Even then I will say again

I will trust you, I will trust you I will. I know your heart is good, your love is strong, your plans for me are better than my own. I know your heart is good, I know your love is strong, I know your plans for me are much better than my own.

And I will trust you. You are my God. And I will trust you