Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's 'all as it should be'
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name
Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say
Blessed be the name of the Lord
The bridge is particularly powerful.
You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name
Now, back to our private joke. A few months after the wedding, Emily had complications from a surgery and I almost lost her. After a long hospital stay and many months of recovery, I am happy to say she is well. Now every time we hear that song she looks at me, i look at her and we chuckle because we had no idea what we were asking God to make of our marriage. Sometimes, one of us will jokingly whisper, "we should have chosen a "bless me, bless me" song." We may not get to be parents in any traditional since (there is still a chance) but no matter what comes we know we want our marriage to sing, "blessed be the name of the Lord"
Today I watched a video testimonial from Desiring God. The video is below. It tells the story of a marriage that glorifies God in revealing God to be the true satisfaction of our souls. It is a story that passionately sings "Blessed be the name of the Lord". It resounds with such delight you can almost hear the harmony of heaven in the testimony of one momentary marriage.
I was humbled and brought to tearful worship by the story. I felt a kind of honor for the wife. I felt a "family pride" like an older brother watching his little sister "do it right" in wholehaertedly honnoring our heavenly Father.
The little momentary problems Emily and I have experienced were placed in perspective by this video. Marriage can be hard but hope can be stronger. Marriage can be difficult but God can be your delight in the middle of it. I hope it lifts you to worship like it lifted me.