Our son, Kyle, has been on a two year mission to England. In just two days he returns home to us and we are so excited. He has a beautiful voice and I look forward to hearing him sing and having him join with the family in singing again. He sings a popular song by Josh Grobin called, You Raise Me Up. Every time he sings that song I get chills up and down my spine and tears in my eyes.
The lyrics of that song go like this:
When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.
There is no life - no life without its hunger;
Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;
But when you come and I am filled with wonder,
Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity.
CHORUS
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
I was thinking about Kyle tonight, and thinking about that song. I often think of my Heavenly Father as Kyle sings. The Lord raises me up each day and helps me to conquer my mountains and stormy seas. When I am ever so weary and troubled, I can find a quiet place (not always easy to do) and let him fill my soul with hope and peace.
But tonight I am thinking about that song a little differently. I am thinking about my eternal sweetheart, Jerry. Jerry and I have been married over 23 years now. He is my best friend and my best cheerleader. Not a day goes by that he does not tell me that I am "the most beautiful woman that he's seen all day." He regularly reminds our children that he is only "the second best" and that their mother is the "first best." He is strong when I am weak. He has so much confidence in me and helps me to be "more than I can be." And he never leaves me to climb those mountains and walk those stormy seas alone. All of our struggles and challenges…we work through together.
And when I look at Jerry, I do glimpse eternity. I cannot imagine eternity without him. We have spent more years of our lives in mortality together than not. I am grateful for the strength he gives to me, for the wonderful husband, father and provider and father that he is. And I am thrilled to know that I will be with him for eternity.
