This will be quick as I must ready myself for Bible study. I just wanted to check in and let my thousands of readers know I am alive and now well-rested after an extremely full day yesterday. It began early with a funeral service which was just lovely, for Jane. The service is actually for her family as Jane is with the saints and angels in heaven, seeing the Lord face to face. Rachel and Suzanne played "Jerusalem, the Golden" for pre-service music, and Suzanne gave me a heads' up about it, plus "I Know That My Redeemer Lives". She is so thoughtful, not wanting me to be caught off-guard. When Rachel heard Suzanne tell me that, Rachel said, "I don't think I have ever NOT played "...Redeemer..." at a funeral and Suzanne told her "Kim cries"...I explained, unnecessarily, to Rachel that there is a very good reason why those hymns are chosen for funerals, the message conveyed in the text and the tune. Another person told me she can no longer sing "Amazing Grace" since her hubby's funeral. Has to just listen. Not because she does not like the hymn, but by what it stirs in her. I get that!
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When Suzanne was practicing for the funeral one night last week, she sent me a message, "I love our hymns!". Every time she played through one, determined it was her favorite, she would turn the page and find another perfect one. "I love our hymns!", too!
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Gotta run, will write some more later, okay?
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