A Song On My Mind

The WOW 2006 CD is one of the best compilations of Christian music artists out there. They just seem to get better and better each and every year. I listen to songs by Christian artists during my long car rides to my son's baseball games. The 2006 WOW CD is up there as one of my favorites.

This week, one song seems to be on my mind a lot. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because Mother's Day is next week. When I think about my mom, I also think about my dad.

I saw a man who resembled my dad walking out of the dry cleaners this past Wednesday. You know how that is. You do a double take. I remember a similar experience a few years back.

It has been almost 11 years since my dad passed away. I still miss him so much. But he's safe in the arms of Jesus. Four months before he died from inoperable lung cancer (caused by asbestos exposure at his job) he accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. He died on May 30th, 1995 at @ 9:00 a.m. My mom was at his side.

I was so grateful that I had the chance to be with him for a week in February of that year. We spent a lot of time talking and I shared many Scripture passages with him. Instead of just knowing about Jesus (as he stated to me when we first began reading), by the time the week was over, I had the joy of assurance that he knew Jesus personally and what the Gospel means for salvation.

The lyrics to the song Homesick by Mercy Me always reminds me of my dad. Though I miss him, the joy we will one day share when we are reunited in eternity demonstrates the hope we have in Jesus.

Today, I would like to share the lyrics and dedicate the song to anyone who has lost a loved one.

You're in a better place,
I've heard a thousand times
And at least a thousand times I've rejoiced for you
But the reason why I'm broken, the reason why I cry
Is how long must I wait to be with you

I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
I've never been more homesick than now

Help me Lord cause I don't understand your ways
The reason why I wonder if I'll ever know
But, even if you showed me, the hurt would be the same
Cause I'm still here so far away from home

I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
I've never been more homesick than now

In Christ, there are no goodbyes
And in Christ, there is no end
So I'll hold onto Jesus with all that I have
To see you again
To see you again

And I close my eyes and I see your face
If home's where my heart is then I'm out of place
Lord, won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
Won't you give me strength to make it through somehow
Won't you give me strength to make it through somehow

I've never been more homesick than now


"Homesick" by Mercy Me from the album Undone.

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"Undone" by Mercy Me audio clips and reviews.

Another favorite of mine is "Here With Me."