Peace in the Pain

Music speaks to us in ways that go beyond a catchy tune. There are times when the lyrics are exactly what we need to hear and are soothing to our soul.

As I think about the people I know that are struggling through life's difficulties, I often wish that I could provide them a solution. I know that God is ultimately what they need in those moments and it is not just healing that He brings. So many times it is the peace that He brings us as we journey through difficulties that is His greatest gift. A song by the Aaron Pelsue band describes this gift in more eloquent words than I ever could. I pray it reveals the peace we are most desperate to receive from God.

There are days when, I don’t feel like, I can get out of bed

There are moments, when I fear that, all of my dreams are dead

Then Your Spirit comes and it wakes me up, gives me the strength to fight

You remind me of, Your great power to give every dead thing life

You’re my joy when I have none

You’re my hope when I’m undone

You’re the love that over comes when I’m afraid

You’re the peace in the pain

When my heart is fully broken and I can barely breathe

When my world is a stormy ocean, crushing me in deep

Then Your Spirit breathes and You promise to me, the most amazing things

You remind me of Your great power to calm all my raging seas

You’re my joy when I have none

You’re my hope when I’m undone

You’re the love that over comes when I’m afraid

You’re the peace in the pain

Peace that passes understanding

Holds me up when I feel like I could die

Peace that passes understanding

You’re the source and I’ve never felt so alive