Not long ago I saw a photo taken somewhere in our world of an expectant couple crossing a desert-like place. It made me wonder what the music would sound like if sung by that to-be mom and dad. What would the music and words sound like if sung today by the expectant mother at Lydia’s House, a victim of domestic violence? What would the music sound like if sung by a new father holding his newborn baby in the hospital Newborn Intensive Care Unit?
What I AM sure of, is that God is present. God is WITH each of these families. The music that comes closest for me today is the modern day Magnificat “Mary Did You Know”: “Mary, did you that your baby boy will give sight to a blind man? Mary, did you know that your baby boy will calm a storm with His hand? Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod? And when you kissed your little baby you’ve kissed the face of God?”…
It was just a few days before Halloween this year when the SOS call went out, and by the time the cars rolled into the parking lot at Room at the Inn there were 15 car trunks at the ready, treats displayed. It was time for Trunk or Treat, and they arrived. Nine kiddos ranging in age from 14 to 2-ish, accompanied by their parents, all ready to show off their costumes. There was laughing and sharing of corny jokes; and as quickly as the cars assembled, it was over. The families returned to the warmth of their short-term home, waving good-bye, and shouting their thanks. We packed up our cars and pulled out; and I cried. For I was sure that I had seen the face of God.
