A new song

Hi guys.

I just thought I would share a song with you - I wrote it in Peru one night during the first week as I was reflecting from my Bible after I met Nicole (my sponsored child). I was reading Psalm 139 at the time and I began to ponder about God knowing me from before the world began, and knowing Nicole in the same way, and where it says that He recorded each one of our days in His book. And then I just wondered if the records in His book ever crossed paths with the records of others - such as our stories and lives crossing paths with those of our sponsored children. Or even our paths, yours and mine, during the trip to Peru.

It's an incredible thought. Our paths certainly did cross and I wonder when they'll cross again. For some of us it might be the conference in June or some other juncture. For others, probably our sponsored children, our physical paths may never cross again but our spiritual bodies will, when we go "home". It's a sad but strangely reassuring thought! I believe that my hand is in God's hand and that He gently guides me and I believe He guided me into the work of Compassion and eventually to Peru. But where He guides me is where I long to be anyway, close to Him within His will.

Anyway, the song. Maybe when our physical paths cross again I'll sing it for you. I hope you like the words in the meantime.

1

My life is in Your hands

And You know my every thought

I live within Your plan and You guide my heart

Every moment You’re here with me

And You hold my hand in Yours

You lead me where I long to be

‘cause You know me and You love me,

For You created me

2

My days are known to You

And you count them every one

By light of day or dark of night

You guide me home

From before the world began

You saw my beating heart

And You know it beats for You

‘cause You know me and You love me,

For You created me

God bless you all.

Al.