Hiding Place

Well, I haven't got much to say today.

The only thing really to say is that my heart is so burdened for one of my close friends, Nathaniel. On Monday morning, he got a call from his mom in SA to tell him that his dad had a heart attack and passed away. How hard it must be to be so far away from your family at a time like this. My heart hurts for him coz I don't know how I would have coped if I was far from the UK when my mom died. I spoke to him tonight and he sounds like he is coping well, but even he said he doesn't know how things will turn out when he gets back to SA on Sunday and his dad is not at the airport to hug him. I'm crying at the thought of it myself. I would break down if my dad wasn't there to see me after a year. Oh God!! Be with Nathaniel...

I got this new album by a Canadian band "Starfield". I heard the last track on the album, which is called "Hiding Place" and the lyrics are just absolutely AMAZING!! They speak to me in a way that I can't explain. I've shared them with Nathaniel coz I think it's important during times like these to remember that we have a Daddy that we can always run to in bad times or should I say is always there with us for us to turn to. Here are the lyrics:

Hiding Place

written by Tim Neufield & Jon Neufield

In the shadows 

I can hear Your voice singing to me

In the valley 

I can hear Your heart reaching for me now

And I weep

Flooded with the strength

Of Your Peace

You're my Defender

The shield of my heart

You are my Hiding Place

When terror surrounds me

You keep me from harm

You are my Hiding Place

In the darkness

I can feel Your light wrap around me

In my suffering

I can feel Your joy rising in me now

And I weep

Flooded with the strength

Of Your Peace

Here before You

Jesus in this place

Here before you now

Face to face

Under the shelter of the Most High

Will I be safe

And will I abide

If you want to listen to the song go to YouTube and search for "Starfield Hiding Place"

All my love,

Dwaine