holy holy holy

so i was listening to whisperings (my study/homework music of choice!) while in panera bread doing my homework before class and then it clicked off and revelation song began to play on my itunes. i had no idea that it was going to do that...but i had this 5 minute worship time in panera.  listening to that song rather than learning it and singing it in the car - i began to cry!i literally closed my eyes, bowed my head and worshiped in panera... 'with all creation i sing-praise to the king of kings...you are my everything...' man, how i wish he was always my everything! but...isn't that the beautiful part about our lord? while sitting in panera...drinking my smuggled starbucks coffee and writing about erickson's view on sin (my homework for theo II)...that we are forgiven...he died and rose again for our sin...holy holy holy is the lord god almighty who was and is and is to come. oh lord...sweet lord come soon!  

i have a old friend from high school whom i still adore, tim allen.  he and his wife just had a baby boy this week, and three days later, he passed away.  this is the third friend of mine in three years to have to say good-bye to their son.   oh lord come soon for tim and amy in their grief, for jay and dee in their grief, for the leveasheff and their grief...oh lord-come!!! those little ones get to sing with creation in heaven while we sing here on earth. they will never know sin...even though we do and we grieve over sin and over loss on this earth...we can still sing with all creation of his great power and love. i can't wait to sing this song in church in two weeks. i can't wait to introduce it to the congregation...oh, i pray they don't hear me, but hear the words and sing with all creation to the great king of kings.  that they will sing, holy holy holy is the lord god almighty, and know it in their core that he is holy, even in tragic times. 

download this song:

revelation song by gateway worship on the living for you album.   

pray for tim and amy and their two little girls as they wrap their heads around the loss of river. pray as the spirit would lead you.  for affording a funeral/memorial service, for healing from birth and going home empty handed...for moving into a new home july 1 and having all kinds of boy clothes and crib and baby stuff that doesn't get to be used...pray for community to surround them (as i know they are!!)...for their two little girls who have to try to understand they don't have a brother here on earth anymore...thank you friends.