This is my story This is my song…

Middle of the night. Awake again. What is it this time? Hot flashes? Dreams? A time to pray? I’ll start there…

“LORD? Why is my heart beating so fast? I’m anxious. Why did my blood tests show this strange change. I’m asking You. Heal me from this crazy month of health attacks.

Steady my heart. I am anxious. Don’t want to stay in this place.

What do You want me to know now?

What do You say in this moment?”

The response is immediate. I know His Voice.

“I will heal you. But I want to heal all of you.

Your part – record our Love Stories for others to read… for you to remember.

Be faithful in this. Remember your New Name.

SongBird.

Fly on up here with Me and Sing it out.

Your story need not be finished to begin. Just share our stories.

It’s been a precious journey we’ve traveled so far – together. “

I began to think to myself – How? Where? When? This has been a futile habit of mine…thinking to myself. When I’m the one with questions, why would I ask myself? Wasted time for so many years. Then I remember.

“LORD, How? When? Where? Tell me what I need to know.”

I’m still startled by the lightning speed of His answers when I ask this way.

“Don’t you have a website? A place to record our stories?

Remember the name you gave it 3 years ago?

Crossing over.land.

Isn’t that what we have been doing?

Start there, my love.”

So, here on this early Monday Morning, as I begin, I’m reminded of the favorite old hymn I grew up singing. “This is my story. This is my song. Praising my Savior all the day long…”

“Here we go, LORD. Your SongBird starting to sing.”

A worship playlist shuffles softly as I type. As I’m finishing up, I notice the lyrics of this song playing. Wow. It’s even titled “Monday Morning Faith: Song Session”

“You are so faithful, LORD. Your mercies are new every morning.”