I woke up this morning just before 4 am with parts of the song “Run to the Father” by Cody Carnes wrapping me in a soft layer of assurance of God’s nearness. As I slid out from under the covers to pray the words came into clearer focus: “I run to the Father, I fall into grace. I'm done with the hiding, No reason to wait. My heart needs a surgeon, My soul needs a friend, So I'll run to the Father Again and again And again and again” I can’t help but smile as these words pass t

For the past few years now, I have awakened most mornings at “O dark 30” with a different song in my heart, aware that Zephaniah 3:17 is a real thing: “The LORD your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with joy/gladness, He will quiet you in His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” And whether the song of the day is something I heard the day before, residual glow from the Sunday service, or wherever the song came from and what promp