HE

by Denis Walter

He can turn the tide and calm the angry sea
He alone decides who writes a symphony
He lights every star that makes our darkness bright
He keeps watch all through each long and lonely night
He still finds a way to hear a child's first prayer
Saint or sinner calls and always finds him there

Though it makes him sad to see the way we live
He'll always say - I forgive

He can grant a wish or make a dream come true
He can paint the clouds and turn the grey to blue
He alone knows where to find the rainbows end
He alone can see what lies beyond the bend
He can touch a tree and turn the leaves to gold
He knows every lie that you and I have told
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I chanced upon this song at the Emmaus gathering last evening and I thought, "Wow, how nice! It matches quite nicely with I Know Where I'm Going!!"

At the same gathering, the pastor-in-charge shared about the 4 times Jesus called Simon Peter to follow Him. Out of these 4 times, this one struck me the most: John 6:66 - 69

Chapter 6 saw Jesus finish feeding five thousand people, walking on water and telling the Jews that He's the Bread of Life. The last, being a radically different message to the Jews, drove many people to desert Jesus.

66 From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.
67 "You do not want to leave too, do you?" Jesus asked the Twelve.
68 Simon Peter answered him,"Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
69 We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God."

This reminded me of another incident, involving another disciple, Thomas: John 14: 2 - 6

2 "...In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I'm going there to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you may also know where I am.
4 You know the way to the place where I am going."
5 Thomas said to him,"Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?"
6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me..."

If not to You, Lord, to whom shall we go?
If it's not through You, Lord, how are we going to get Home?
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On a side note, I'm greatly humbled by the fact that God has worked through this incredibly simple set of lyrics (I Know Where I'm Going) to remind us of life's BIG and IMPORTANT issues.

I hope the song has edified the rest of you in Dom 7th. May the Lord use us, this group of unworthy youths, to edify the others this Sunday.