The Song for the Suffering...

"He is the song for the suffering,
He is messiah
The prince of Peace has come
He has come, Emmanuel

For all who wait

For all who hunger 

For all who've prayed 

For all who wonder

Behold your King

Behold Messiah

Emmanuel, Emmanuel"

That is by far one of my favorite songs. It's Lauren Daigle, "Light of the World." Download it now if you haven't heard it. You will either bust out in a crazy hands worship moment or hit your knees and complete brokenness and thankfulness for our merciful God. I haven't listened to this song since Christmas. I heard it again last night in my car. I couldn't help but be broke for the broken. I hurt for the suffering. 

As we have had our eyes opened to all the hurt and orphaned children in the world through our adoption process, this song plays a whole new tune for me. I see firsthand children who have deep embedded wounds from the people who were supposed to love and nurture them. I see abandoned children all over the world. Abuse, neglect, suffering, and isolation are just a few of the circumstances or current situations these children endure on day to day basis. No, I don't get it. It doesn't make sense. I want to scream at the top of my lungs, Do something!!!  

But what I do know, there is someone who holds the whole world in their hands. I do know who promises justice. I do know the promise keeper.  I do know who holds these innocent kids. I'm hopeful. I'm hopeful because I believe in the only one who gives hope to the hopeless. 

Where is your hope? What do you believe in? I think if I didn't believe what a miserable life it would be. What would I look forward to? What would I hope for? Who would I have complete trust in? The thought of this saddened me.  I know there are people all around me who go day to day, utterly hopeless. Oh, if I could just pour Jesus in to you, I would. The experience you can have with God is unexplainable and unimaginable. Once you get a taste of Jesus and you let him completely in, there's no going back. This is where Hope is found, at the feet of Jesus.  Friend, find Him. Cling to Him and then share with everyone you know. He shouldn't ever be the best kept secret!