[Faith-talk] Daily Thought for Tuesday, April 1 2014

Wed Apr 2 01:53:55 UTC 2014

Yes I do. I still enjoy singing them.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Snow White Dove
Sent: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 3:30 PM
To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Daily Thought for Tuesday, April 1 2014

I love that song too.  In my darkest hours I think of it even though we don’t 
sing that one in our church.

Remember those old time gospel southern hymns.

Jenny
On Apr 1, 2014, at 5:21 PM, Rob Kaiser <rcubfank at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I have sung the hymn IN THE GARDEN many times over the years. ***sometimes 
> for a musical program and most often, for a funeral or memorial service. 
> It is a beautiful hymn.
>
> I was glad when they put it in the methodist hymnal that came out in 1991.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Paul
> Sent: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 9:59 AM
> To: Gordon Dykes
> Subject: [Faith-talk] Daily Thought for Tuesday, April 1 2014
>
> Hello all you folks out there, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls and 
> saints of the Most High God.  I hope that your day is going well or went 
> well.
>
> The reason for this early post is that, from 2-4 p.m. eastern time today, 
> the Mid-Atlantic Blind Bull Riders Association is going to have their 
> gathering on the National Mall in Washington DC, and I have to be there. 
> Luckily we've found places in Lorton Virginia to house the bulls.  Anyway 
> that's the reason for the early post.
>
> One more thing before the article in question is posted.  For those of you 
> who haven't figured it out already, the answer to the weekly Bible game 
> was Philippians 2.
>
> And now to the article in question.  It was written by a blind lady from 
> North Carolina named Malinda Fillingim, and her insightful article is 
> entitled "In the Garden," rendered as follows:
>
> The clock could not tick fast enough for me.  My shift was over in just a 
> few minutes and my aching feet wanted to rest badly.
>
> I was walking down the halls of the geriatric ward where I worked as a 
> social worker with patients who suffered from Alzheimer's disease.  It had 
> been a long day, a day of repeating myself frequently, redirecting clients 
> over and over, a day of helping families understand this very long and 
> hard journey of saying good-bye.  It was a day like any other day at 
> work--a day to remember to be thankful for my good mind and to be helpful 
> to those whose memory was a thing of the past.
>
> My head was aching.  My stomach was growling and I did not know if I could 
> make it 30 more minutes when I could go home and regroup for the next day 
> at work, answering the same questions over and over, and helping 
> previously sweet people calm down after outbursts of anger.
>
> Hazel came to me and asked me where her room was.  I told her for the 13th 
> time.  As I walked this 81-year-old former church piano player to her 
> room, she asked me if I wanted to hear a song she used to sing in church 
> when she was a child.
>
> I liked Hazel.  She was kind hearted, loved her family, and tried her best 
> to help other residents when she could.  Her face seemed so eager, so 
> hopeful that I wanted to hear her sing, so even in my most weary of moods, 
> I agreed.
>
> With a clearing of her throat, she began to sing in a beautiful soprano 
> voice the old hymn "In the Garden." She held my hand and gently stroked my 
> hair as she sang, word for word.  Her pitch was perfect.  Her memory of 
> all three stanzas was far better than mine.  And her face glowed as she 
> relived the hymn softly and with passion.
>
> I could feel my pulse slow down, my headache disappear, and my 
> frustrations evaporate.  I was in the garden with Hazel.  We were at peace 
> seeing our Lord, knowing that no matter how old we may be, God remembers 
> our name and remembers our voices.  God remembers our heartbreaks and 
> walks with us through the journeys of life that have many turns and 
> potholes.
>
> Hazel finished her song and I clapped.  She took a bow, smiled at me, and 
> told me how thankful she was for her Lord Jesus.
>
> Then she asked me where she was, as this was not a familiar place.
>
> I told her she was in a hospital and I was walking her to her room.
>
> Hazel nodded and as we walked to her room, she looked at me and told me 
> how hard it was to keep forgetting things.  "But, my dear," she said, "I 
> hope I never forget that God is with me in the garden, even when the 
> flowers are wilting."
>
> A few minutes later we walked into her room and I hugged her good-bye. 
> She did not remember my name or who I was.  But as I left, I heard her 
> humming her song of peace, a song of the Christ who walks with her, talks 
> with her, and tells her she is His own.
>
> And there you have Malinda's article for today which I hope was an 
> inspiration for you.
>
> And now may the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob just keep us safe, 
> individually and collectively, in these last days in which we live.  Lord 
> willing, tomorrow there will be another Daily Thought message for you. 
> Your Christian friend and brother, Paul
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