On the way to work today, a lady was talking on the radio about a song that touched her during a time of hardship. Though I've heard the song many times, in some ways I heard it for the first time today. The song is by Mercy me, and it's called Bring the Rain.

I can count a million times
People asking me how I
Can praise You with all that
I've gone through
The question just amazes me
Can circumstances possibly
Change who I forever am in You

Maybe since my life was changed
Long before these rainy days
It's never really ever crossed my mind
To turn my back on you, oh Lord
My only shelter from the storm
But instead I draw closer through these times

So I pray
Bring me joy, bring me peace
Bring the chance to be free
Bring me anything that brings You glory
And I know there'll be days
When this life brings me pain
But if that's what it takes to praise You
Jesus, bring the rain

I am yours regardless of
the clouds that may loom above
because you are much greater than my pain
you who made a way for me
suffering your destiny so tell me whats a little rain

Holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, holy
is the lord God almighty
is the lord God almighty

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Sometimes I still struggle with why this had to happen. I've even found myself wondering if I had learned whatever it was that God wanted me to learn the first time Keith had cancer would Keith have been spared. I've come to the conclusion that none of this is about me. It's about God being glorified. As hard as it is right now, I continue to cling to Him.