Into the Sea
Psalm 46:1-3 (NIV)
1 God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
3 though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.
[This is the sixth devotion in a series of twelve songs that have impacted us during our grief journey]
It’s gonna to be okay.
Maybe you just need to hear the words. I know that I did. After my son’s accident I needed to hear that everything was going to be okay. I could never imagine a life that was “okay” again. In a moment, everything crumbled around me and “okay” seemed like it may be lost forever. The song Into the Sea (It’s Gonna Be Ok) by Tasha Taylor Layton was released this year (2020) during a time when I needed that reminder. After the loss of my son in 2018 the events of 2020 challenged the idea that things were going to be okay. The pandemic separated me from much of the support I had counted on throughout my grief. Social distancing separated me from friends, relatives, my church, and everyday distractions. Instead I was left with months of silence and isolation from much of the outside world. Where would my help come from?
My heart is breaking
In a way I never thought it could
My mind is racing
With the question, "Are you still good?"
Can you make something
From the wreckage?
Would you take this heart
And make it whole again?
Her lyrics captured the heart of someone who felt as if their world was continuing to crumble around them. When I heard these words for the first time I was pulling into a gas station and sat and listened to the whole song.
Though the mountains may be moved into the sea
Though the ground beneath might crumble and give way
I can hear my Father singing over me
"It's gonna be okay, it's gonna be okay"
Picture God, your Heavenly Father, singing over you. Telling you that it’s going to be okay. In Psalm 46:1-3 we read about why everything is going to be okay when everything is crumbling all around us. God is our refuge and ever-present help in times of trouble. When I felt isolated God was there. We have been blessed with an amazing support group around us during our time of grief but the pandemic forced us into a time of isolation. God reminded me that He is my refuge. He may use others to support me but all I really needed all along was Him. It was a reminder that I have nothing to fear even when it feels as if the world is crumbling around me. When God is your refuge, everything is going to be okay.
