I woke up this morning with a song running through my head, and it wasn't this one. I can't tell you how many Sunday mornings this has happened.  I wake up with a particular song in my mind and I think, "This must be the song I need to share today."  So I sit down at my computer and look on YouTube for a video with the song I am thinking about.  But sometimes, I cannot find the song I am thinking of and then I am left to wonder, "Why was I thinking about that song?" That is when I stumble upon the song that I am really meant to share, and that is what happened this morning.  Although the song that I woke up with is a great one, and you should listen to it (Come, Sing to the Lord), this song that I have chosen for today is the one that I need to share with you.

Come, Ye Children of the Lord- The Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Lyrics

1. 1. Come, ye children of the Lord,
   Let us sing with one accord.
   Let us raise a joyful strain
   To our Lord who soon will reign
   On this earth when it shall be
   Cleansed from all iniquity,
   When all men from sin will cease,
   And will live in love and peace.

​2. Oh, how joyful it will be
When our Savior we shall see!
When in splendor he’ll descend,
Then all wickedness will end.
Oh, what songs we then will sing
To our Savior, Lord, and King!
Oh, what love will then bear sway
When our fears shall flee away!

3. All arrayed in spotless white,
We will dwell ’mid truth and light.
We will sing the songs of praise;
We will shout in joyous lays.
Earth shall then be cleansed from sin.
Ev’ry living thing therein
Shall in love and beauty dwell;
Then with joy each heart will swell.

Oh, how joyful it will be, when our Savior we shall see!
When in splendor he'll descend, then all wickedness will end.

Photo cred: lds.org

Earth shall then be cleansed from sin. 
Ev'ry living thing therein shall in love and beauty dwell;
then with joy each heart will swell.

Photo cred: lds.org

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Do you ever wonder if there is any truth to the saying, Every cloud has silver lining? I have never really thought much about it before, but this song popped up on shuffle the other day while I was cruising in my new mini van and I couldn't help but pause and think about some of the silver linings in my life. Some are big and some are small--miniscule even--but they are always there, no matter the situation or problem.

Silver Lining- Stephanie Smith

Sometimes there is stormy weather,
that makes us want to run for cover.
But what if we stop to look around?

And dance a little, while it's pouring,
cause living life inside is boring,
We'd be missing all the sights and sounds.

Even if the clouds are coming,
and the wind is blowing,
We can still enjoy the breeze!

'Cause we know the sun is shining,
even when it's hiding,
if we look then we can see:

The Silver Li-i-i-i-i-i-ning
The Silver Li-i-i-i-i-ning

So no matter what we're facing,
in every single situation
there is always hope to light the way!

We'll see the little things that go right,
when we're looking on the bright side.
There's always a rainbow after rain.

Even if the clouds are coming,
and the wind is blowing,
We can still enjoy the breeze!

'Cause we know the sun is shining,
even when it's hiding,
if we look then we can see:

The Silver Li-i-i-i-i-i-ning
The Silver Li-i-i-i-i-ning

If we look closer, we can see
there is beauty in everything.
In the ups, downs, and in-betweens,
​We will find

Even if the clouds are coming,
and the wind is blowing,
We can still enjoy the breeze!

'Cause we know the sun is shining,
even when it's hiding,
if we look then we can see:

The Silver Li-i-i-i-i-i-ning 
The Silver Li-i-i-i-i-ning 

I don't have all the answers.

1.  I have faith.  Faith that there is a God out there who loves each of us and weeps every time something tragic happens to one of His children.  Faith that 
    our Savior has already won and that someday, when the time is right, He will reign on this earth and every knee shall bow to Him and every tongue will
    confess that He is our Savior and Redeemer.

2.  I have hope.  Hope in that same Savior and His Atoning sacrifice.  Hope that there is a brighter tomorrow as we look to the Savior.  Hope that someday, 
     Satan will be bound and we will live in peace with our neighbors, family, and friends.

3.  I have peace amid the chaos.  I know this is easy for me to say when I am not the one directly affected by tragedy (at the moment.) . But, I have had       tragedy in my life.  I have seen evil rear its ugly head and take people, whom I love dearly, captive.  I have wept with those who have lost family 
     members to violent crimes and suffered from the consequences of someone else using his/her agency poorly.  But I still have peace, because I know, 
     have faith in, and look to, the Savior of the World.

"I Look to You" -Selah

What is the "something more"?