Every time I hear "Fragrance of Your Name" by Cory Asbury...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARjMdXBf33I
...my mind always goes to the ICU room. Chip had just coded. His heart returned to normal rhythm, the commotion was over, nurses/docs left the room. And it was just the two of us. This song was playing. I was holding Chip's hand with my left hand and my right hand was raised in worship. (I told Chip we were dancing.)
But for whatever reason, when I hear that song...my heart gets sad. I think back to the nurse yelling "Call it!" The heart rate flashing 170 and then 0. The charge cart powering up...
And I think, "Oh dear, I can't believe Chip almost died." And I just kinda sit in that. All the while Cory continues to sing about the power of Jesus' name.
I was doing that this morning. The song came on, my stomach turned sour, and my heart ached. Then came a polite, gentle nudge..."Why don't you think of Jesus? This song is actually about Jesus, not Chip."
Yes. Thank you. It feels better to think about Jesus than to think about sad things.
Psalm 125:4 O Lord, do good to those who are good, whose hearts are in tune with you.
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