“I waited
patiently for the Lord,
He
inclined and heard my cry.
He brought
right out of the pit,
Out of the
miry clay.
I will
sing, sing a new song.
He set my
feet upon the rock,
And made
my footsteps firm.
Many will
see,
Many will
see and fear.
I will
sing, sing a new song.”
The other
night we ended the youth worship time with that song. We had spent a bit of
time talking about the tragedies of the past several days and weeks, and how
sometimes we can begin to lose hope. We look at the world around us and wonder
if God really is at work. And if God is at work, why does bad stuff keep
happening? Standard questions, right?
We talked
about how what we see and hear influences us; how other people and their
situations can impact us and our situations. We talked about how the world can
bring us down.
Then we
went to the Psalm. The writer of Psalm 40 states up front that he has been
waiting for God to do something, and God does. God lifts the writer out of his
troubles and sets him on a new foundation. To celebrate, the writer sings a new
song of praise. This song will cause people to hear about how God takes care of
him, and hopefully they will put their trust in God as well.
We can
relate.
We’re
coming to the end of the year. A year we didn’t expect to finish in the States.
We figured we’d be in Thailand by now, sharing the Good News with a people who
have never heard it before. That hasn’t happened yet. We’re still hoping,
praying, and waiting.
The song ends
with this: “How long will we sing this song?” How long, indeed? How long until
we make our support goal and are able to follow our call overseas?
Lots of
folks have told us that they want to support us, but haven’t yet. We get that,
it’s a tough economy. If you’ve told us you want to, if you think you might
want to be part of this great thing, we would ask you to do one thing for us.
Pledge. You don’t have to begin giving yet, just let us know how much and how
often. This will help us set goals, and determine how close we are to meeting
our needs and being able to cover our expenses.
Please,
help us to help teach the people of Thailand a new song.
