A daughter’s love and amazing Grace.
Around 2 A.M. last night I woke to a feeling that someone had sucker punched me in my stomach. Off on and on for the next two hours I was as sick as I had been in years. Not sure what made me sick but I am hoping I can make it a few years before a repeat of that. As I just started dozing again my daughter began to wake with bad dreams. Amazingly I was actually able to help her get to back sleep… on the third go. As I was leaving the room of my daughter, who I call by her middle name of Grace, asked for me to sing Amazing Grace. My first memory of that song is singing it as a seventeen year old new convert next to my grandmother in the little Methodist church that was her church home for decades. Now that memory is cross generational in my mind.
Imagine the joy of having your almost four year old ask for that song to comfort her. It settled her… and me. My wife, after multiple reassurances that I was fine enough for her to go out for a couple hours, got to get out of house for a homeschooler moms meeting. I did my kids bed time routine after we had cuddled and watched part of a Veggie Tales movie. When I put my daughter to bed, I defaulted in to singing Amazing Grace as she was going to bed.
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
T’was Grace that taught my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come;
‘Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far
and Grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me.
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.When we’ve been here ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun.
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’ve first begun.
I’ve felt pretty rough most of day but my daughter went to sleep without a fight after I finished singing. Tonight though, something new happened. As I began singing she began to sing with me. That was the sweetest duet of Amazing Grace that I have ever sung or heard.
