Highlights of Life

What a prophetic song that Steven Curtis Chapman wrote about in his CD that includes “CInderella” and “Miracle of the Moment”….

As I sit and listen to some of SCC’s songs and read about his personal tragedy with his youngest daughter, my heart is moved and grieves over what happened to his family.

And as I hear the song Miracle of the Moment, I can’t help but be touched by the absolute truth of the song. How worrying about the future won’t add another day, and anxiety and worry and fears will do squat for our situation. And in the midst of my utter exhaustion and fatigue over caring for our newborn, I am absolutely touched by God’s grace through the lyrics of this song.

Cause truth be told, exhaustion and fatigue can take away from any wonder in any moment. And as I sat here feeding and burping my child this morning, and counting the minutes before she fell asleep (and she is a darn good sleeper and a non-fussy child), and as my mind ran through the lists of things I needed to do before her next wake cycle and feeding, I suddenly realized how I had let the business of the future crowd the enjoyment of the moment. It then hit me as I sat there holding and cradling my sleeping daughter in my arms, how absolutely wonderful the moment was, and what a blessing God had given us.

I then breathed a deep breath in, and simply enjoyed the blessing that moment brought… to be holding my sleeping daughter quietly in my arms. Simultaneously, I realized how she would not always forever be this size, where I could totally hold her entirely in my arms, and that one of these days, our daughter would grow up. And that although I may mind her 3 hourly feedings, and changing her diapers, and being woken up at 1am or 4am in the mornings to stumble around to meet her needs in my sleep, in light of her actual presence and contribution to our family life, I absolutely loved her and those tasks didn’t seem so terrible after all.

Anyways, “Miracle of the Moment” is a wonderful song that reminds us of God’s absolute grace and mercy. Of how in each moment, when we can only see the negative aspects of fatigue and exhaustion, there is a wonderful silver and gold lining the moment that shouldn’t be missed. That if we go around becoming anxious and worried over the little things, we forget and overlook the many blessings God has included in that particular moment.

Great song…