Ready ahead of schedule, I thought instead of twiddling my thumbs around here, waiting for the time to drag on. I might as well put on my black peacoat, and with the intentions of taking the future head-on!

……. Cruising down the freeway, I turned on the radio, and while checking out the stations, I got the happiest tiny goosey bumps when I heard one of my all time favorite spiritual songs, Leaning On The Ever Lasting Arms, written by A. J. Showalter, in The Year Of our Lord 1887……..

I turned up the volume, and totally living in the moment. I began singing along, which brought back the sweet memory when I was a little girl, and my Italian grandpa called me a little Caruso, and he should know, because he listened to his albums all of the time.

What a fellowship, what a joy divine,                        Leaning on the everlasting arms;                                  What a blessedness, what a peace in mine,                  Leaning on the everlasting arms.

Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms;      Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.

O how sweet to walk, In this pilgrim way,                  Leaning on the everlasting arms;

O how bright the path grows from day to day,          Leaning on the everlasting arms.

Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms;      Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.

What have I to dread, what have I to fear,                   Leaning on the everlasting arms;                     

I have blessed peace with my Lord so near,               Leaning on the everlasting arms.

Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms;       Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms.

Lily awakens to an overall sunny disposition to the Morning Sunrise, and while attending to her morning routine. She ponders as the day begins to unfold of her minor participation as the ‘Battle of the Ages’ continues to rage.

What resides in Lily is a bearer of a broken heart which hearkens that same chord of the mournful melody. Lily’s dear family is still a forbidden prospect by the ghastly governing ‘Global Beast Cabal!”

Her numerous earnest prayers for her Beloved Caleb of whom was swiftly and forcefully locked away by the ‘World Beast Cabal.’ The future looks pretty bleak for Lily to the natural eye and there appears to be no resolution.

She awakens to the new Morning Sunrise and makes the measured decision to rise above her demeaning predicaments and chooses instead to rely on the reassurance of the Holy Scriptures. 

Lily is then inspired by the generosity and goodwill of others, and the never-ending source of all benevolent inspiration despite the challenges that may come her way.

Confidently resting her heartfelt dreams on the promises of the Lord. Lily faithfully starts afresh the Morning Sunrise encouraged by the ‘Blessed Assurance’ and Abundance of Hope’ in Jesus Christ!

CREDITS

tea & flowers image by EBREHNA, on Pixabay

cottage house image by Blue, on Pixabay

daisy wreath image by Beverly Buckley, on Pixabay

man suit image by Syed Qaseem Raza, on Pixabay

daisy flowers sunshine image by Ray Shrewsberry, on Pixabay

breakfast cereal image by EBEHNR, on Pixabay

pancakes image by Misttr OITTIAGTR, on Pixabay

honey jars image by Berrd Forster, on Pixabay

coffee flowers watercolor image by Aristal Branson, on Pixabay

honey bee image by EBREHNR, on Pixabay

flowers image by Tomislav Jakupec, on Pixabay

song title Forget, music by Music For Video, on Pixabay