July 26, 2015
Lettia, Sam, Kelsey, and I went to
see Matt Redman in concert Sunday night.
I knew it would be a good concert but it exceeded my expectations. If you get a chance to see him, it’s
definitely worth it! The last song of
the night was “10,000 Reasons.” It’s a song
full of memories for me. It is a
favorite song of mine and I just love singing it in church and at camp with the
youth group. Our ladies Bible group also
sang it often with Lisa. It was one of
her favorites, too. She’s been with our
Lord and Savior for over a year now.
I took her once to get her lung
drained and she told me afterwards that the nurse who was doing the procedure
was humming “10,000 Reasons” while she was prepping her. Lisa started singing the words with her and
the nurse stopped what she was doing and they both just sang the song
together. I remember thinking, “Only
Lisa could find a way to make a lung drain a worshipful time.”
So now I can’t seem to make it
through the song without tears streaming down my face. Lisa is all over this song. She praised God every step of the way in her
life. She praised him through her
illness. And she is praising him now
“for 10,000 years and then forevermore.”
At the end of the song at the concert, I looked over at Lettia who, with
tears in her eyes, said, “She was here tonight.” I replied, “Yes she is … just on the other
side of the cross.”
It’s a beautiful picture to me to
envision the connection we share with those in heaven. Worship is a spiritual time. My spirit connects with God. Those who are in heaven worship God all the
time. So, when we are worshiping, we
are holding spiritual hands with those in heaven. Don’t get me wrong, I still so long to have
Lisa here with me but I am comforted in knowing that there are times when we
are still holding hands and singing “10,000 Reasons.”
