It Is Well

In church yesterday we sang what has become one of my favorite songs. I grew up in a Christian home and have been singing this song for years, but it took my Mom's death last August for me to really stop and listen to the words.

It is Well with my Soul. 

This song ran through my head the entire way home from the hospital the day Mom went home to Jesus. I knew then it was a gift from Mom, because at that very moment it was definitely NOT well with my soul; and if anything, I know she would have wanted us to be at peace with the new path our family was forced upon.

It was the lyrics of this song that gave me comfort that day. To know that not only "when peace like a river attendeth my soul", but also "when sorrow like sea billows roll", my God is there to make it Well with my soul.


I am reminded this Christmas season as I miss my Mom so much, that because of the hope I have in Jesus it really is Well with my soul!


"Lord haste the day when my faith shall be sight"


Oh, how I look forward to that day! If I had no hope in Jesus, my soul would not be right with what happened August 2010. However, I know without a doubt that one day my faith really will be sight, the clouds will roll back, and the trump shall resound!


Oh yes, I wish things were different and these trials had never come, but I know that Christ has regarded my helpless estate and shed His own blood for my soul, so I wait for His return.


And while I wait, it really is Well with my soul.