Be Still My Soul

I have always loved the song/hymn Be Still My Soul but I now feel as though it is a perfect song in our time of loss. This is the song (in bold) and my personal reflection to these sacred words.

Be Still My Soul (Katharina von Schlegel, 1752)

Be still my soul! The Lord is on thy side. Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain.
(Our cross is grief over the loss of our sweet baby, Samantha...whom we loved so much...)
Leave to thy God, to order and provide. In every change, He faithful will remain.
(While circumstances may have changed, our God has not....and He is still in control....)
Be still my soul! Thy best, thy Heavenly friend through thorny ways, leads to a joyful end.
(We look forward to our forever home in heaven.....)

Be still, my soul! Thy God doth undertake to guide thy future as He has the past.
(Our Heavenly Father has always guided our lives thus far...and will continue to.)
Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake. All now mysterious, shall be bright at last.
(We don't need to know....now...someday the mystery will be revealed...)
Be still, my soul! The waves and winds still know His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.
(All of creation know and obey our Heavenly Father, certainly my soul can be calmed by Him...)

Be still, my soul! Thy hour is hastening on when we shall be forever with the Lord.
(We will be with Jesus......and it will last forever.)
When disappointment, grief and fear are gone. Sorrow forget. Love's purest joys restored.
(Someday the thought of Samantha will not bring pain anymore....but joy! Pure joy!)
Be still, my soul! When change and tears are past, all safe and blessed we shall meet at last.
(We will meet our Father, Savior, Holy Spirit, and finally our sweet baby girl....)

Lord, continue to comfort us....Help us to be patient in trusting that our time on earth is simply a blink of an eye compared to eternity.

Shannon