Some of you know that my SIL was just diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. As this 43 year old, mother of four faces the abrupt end to her life, this song I sang with the Sharon Singers many years ago, came to mind and I share it to encourage anyone going through difficult times. Here is the story behind Elizabeth's writing of the song:
"I wrote this song in Nov. 1985, after a sad time in our congregation. A young man, Vernon Bauman, age 25, had been killed in a truck accident. John had preached the funeral message.
The following Sunday, as we were all grieving with the family, John had used these two stories as part of his sermon. The stories touched me, and I wrote this song. The one story is short enough to be included on the page below the song;"
"A poor, homeless family was offered a home a way out in the country. The directions were easy; 'Take this road until you get to a place where the road is very, very rough. At the end of this rough road, is your home.' So the family stared out. Eventually they came to a stretch where the road was extremely rugged, but they rejoiced because now they knew it was the right road, and that they were almost home."
16 окт 2024
