Every now and then we experience moments where we realize how fragile life really is.  In the past month I’ve experienced two of them.  First being when our Worship Pastor’s 4 year old son had a stroke about a month ago.  That night I held my son a little bit longer than usual.  God has done amazing things through that situation and you can actually hear him tell the story by checking out his sermon last week by clicking here.  Then last night one of my friends from high school and her husband, who still live in the same small town I do, lost their 13 month old daughter unexpectedly.  It’s a harsh reminder that even when we have a relationship with Christ we aren’t hidden from the storms of life, we just have hope to get us through them.

All night last night I had a song stuck in my head, “On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand.”  A few years ago the band, Interface, wrote an album re-doing some of the classic hymns.  Since they released it, this version has been one of my favorite worship songs mostly because of the bridge.  With the music amping in the background they sing…

“As my world falls apart, and the light turns to dark,

When the clouds gather ’round and the storms overwhelm,

When my heart breaks in half and my strength cannot last,

When I’m lost in this land and I can’t see Your plan…

I’ll Stand.”

The storms will come.  What we see as our world may completely fall apart.  But when that happens HOPE remains.  Nothing, no storm, no tragedy, no hight, no depth, can move my Rock.

On Chist the Solid Rock I Stand.