blessed be your name

Blessed Be Your Name
In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name

Blessed Be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed Be Your name

Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's 'all as it should be'
Blessed be Your name

Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name

Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name


I apologize for the hit and miss of my posting this week. I've been preoccupied. On Tuesday, my daughter Brooke gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Caia Lillian was born at 8:50 am. She is a gift. A big gift. She weighed 11 lbs 1 oz. Yeah - a big gift. As I have spent a large amount of time with Brooke and Caia this week, I have been reflecting on the mother-daughter relationship, and on the nature of living life. God gives and God takes away. Less than two months ago, I said goodbye to my mom. On Tuesday I said hello to Caia. Pain and beauty mingled together.

The Lords gives and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.

May you be able to sing the same doxolgy today.
grace and peace-
Deb