Yea, it's raining outside here in San Antonio....Actually, we are supposed to get winds up to 40mph here today. It's kinda strange, maybe a little creepy, but more than anything, comforting. There is an old hymn written by Barbara Fowler Gaultney in 1960 called "My Lord is Near Me All the Time". Now I was born in 1985, so I'm not going to act like I'm a huge fan of it's original music styling, but I am rather fond of the lyrics:
In the lightning flash across the sky
His mighty power I see
And I know if He can reign on high
His light can shine on me
(I'll skip the chorus for now so you can have the full effect)
When the thunder shakes the mighty hills
and trembles every tree
then I know a God so great and strong
He can surely harbor me
When refreshing showers cool the earth
and sweep across the sea
Then His rainbow shines within my heart
and His nearness comforts me
(Here's the chorus)
I have seen it in the lightning
I have heard it in the thunder
I have felt it in the rain
my Lord is near me all the time
my Lord is near me all the time
You know, it's crazy how songs like this get overlooked because they're in that book that hangs behind the pew each Sunday. I have since re-written the melody of this song but the lyrics are the same. It may not be the most appropriate at all times, but I know every time I see lightning, hear thunder, or feel rain, I think of this song. Then I'm reminded that He is, in fact, near me all the time.
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