There will be an end to these troubles...
but until that day comes:
still I will Praise you
Oh no you never let go!
Through the calm and through the storm..
Oh no you never let go!
Every high and every low...
Oh no you never let go!
Lord: YOU NEVER LET GO OF ME!!!
(by :Matt Redman)..
Why this song? Today, you
might have felt like the world was falling into pieces, and you are this insignificant person in the world that isn't capable of change. Someone close to you might be sick, that might have been the case. Or you might have felt it was the happiest day of you life, or just another regular boring day....
This wasn't just any other day...Yesterday wasn't just any other day...Tomorrow won't just be another day...
For the past week, Honduras (my country) has been facing many political problems, that are having big effects on our economy, education, government, family, etc....
As every other country, society, person: every one has a history and a past. No one wants bad things to happen, yet they do. As humans we tend to stress and worry about what will happen tomorrow. Its just natural to do so.
The events that have been happening in Honduras with the removal of a president, a new government, responses from the international community, and reactions of the own Hondurans have created stress that is just not healthy. But what can we do, when we are uncertain about tomorrow's security?
All we want is peace and freedom. This won't be the last time something like this happens, similar things just happened in the Middle east, and South America. So far, only a few (very few probably less than 20) have been injured; and in Honduran history it has been a pacific time while there is political turmoil, because our history has tended to be very violent. We do not want blood to be shed and do not want to continue fighting with our surrounding countries. Honduras might have been put in a corner by the rest of the world, but we have high hopes that our country will be able to move forward instead of repeating history or worse.
Every one is stressed. We have a curfew, many businesses aren't working and people are losing more jobs each day. Children aren't going to school because the teachers are now in a strike. They could potentially lose the school year. And so many other unleashing events that give more uncertainty to the people as well as awaiting the news to see what "progress" has been made in this whole process.
Today, I talked to my grandma on the phone. My grandma asked me, "How are you?" I said,"Fine." she was asking about the situation in the country, so I said, "Well, I could worry like every one else, but I won't. I don't think it'll be the end of the world and if something is to happen to us, I'm ready: I know where I'll end up, I know where your gonna end up. We just have to trust God and try not to worry." That might seem very non-challant, very chill and calm from my part with all that is happening, yet if I said I was worried my grandma would've just worried even more. Of course I'm worried, its only natural that I would be worried, (just a little bit). Yet I'm not exposed like the military and police who are working everyday to try to keep the country safe. They need prayer, the new government needs prayer, even those removed from the government for the judgment they receive will be tough. The other countries need prayer so that they may take reasonable and good decisions, because 8 million people will suffer the consequences. They already are living the consequences...
The majority are o.k. right now, almost no blood has been shed, yet the uncertainty for tomorrow is tremendous. Yet we need not be worried about tomorrow because tomorrow will worry about itself.
So, the song I wrote at first showed up in my shuffle earlier today...Its true. God is near, He is with us. We shall fear no one because he is with us. He never lets go! Through the calm, the storm, high an low. He loves us, no matter what. Even though Honduras might be stressed and worrying for tomorrow, we must trust that all of this suffering is for the better. In the midst of all we must praise him...praise Him and be in constant prayer for Honduras...
HE NEVER LETS GO!
Ni tribulacion o angustia nos podran separar de su amor!
Helga Sierra
