Happy Sabbath
" In Christ alone my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
this Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
when fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All,
here in the love of Christ I stand."
I have the version that Christina Grimmie sang along with others that have been my favorites.
I went to the viewing this afternoon at her childhood church and stood along with many of her friends and family and other fans who like me enjoyed her God given talent on YouTube, the Voice, and beyond.
I met her dad and he was handling it well. Her brother Marcus was there for about a half hour and left. When I first read in the news that she was murdered, I couldn't believe it and it took me reading it about three times to fully comprehend what the article was saying. Her family home is only a few minutes away from mine. I was in the marching band in highschool and frequently went to her school for competitions and the other school Lenape down the street was equally good.
So when I learned she went to that school, I was not surprised as they have some talented people there. She was extremely talented and amazing and I am comforted in knowing that she had a good relationship with Jesus.
She was not afraid to sing about God when so many of her peers go the popular route. Her faith showed through her music and it was this along with how she could do covers of songs and sing them better than the original artists, her humility and her love for Zelda and other games I grew up on that drew me to her.
I talked with a few friends of the family. One said she was so wonderful with her granddaughter who was intensely shy. She knew her from childhood. The other ladies were close friends with her parents and pointed out her grandfather and other cousins. I was one of the few minorities there and in some ways felt out of place, but as we passed the news and paparazzi cameras and entered the church, people became more friendly and talkative.
Christina sings a song called I Bet You Don't Curse God and it played at least once while we were inside. She sings about situations that don't work out or are what you never expected. ..feared and have come true. There is pain and life hurts. There's a thousand things people think they don't deserve, but those things happen anyway. To the bad. To the good. To those who try their hardest to walk the straight and narrow. The Bible says one thing gets to us all. We all die in this life but it is what you do with your life that matters most. She lived a life that has inspired many and I hope brought people into a closer walk with Jesus. She was a Christian and lived kindly to others.
We can learn from her example and should do so in honor of her and the example that she followed, Jesus, to live kindly. Love others.
She sang a cover for Sia called Titanium. Satan can throw anything. God has her. God has you so live the best way you can in this short time you have. Jesus has us, we just need to give our all to Him and not worry about what may come our way.
There will come a time when there will be no more death. The sorrows that we have, the tears will be wiped away. Jesus knows our sorrows and He cares for us. We don't know why she died in this way but know that God loves her and loves you too. He really does.
Praise be to God for His comfort and healing power.
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