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Category: Faith, Religion & Spirituality / Topics: Circumstances, Life Events • Coping • Faith • Gratitute • Optimal Aging • Tragedy • Trouble
From Heartbreak to a Timeless Hymn
Posted: November 16, 2024
The storms of life have birthed many beloved hymns…
From heartache to a timeless hymn,
from agony to praise,
the pain of sorrow fills the poet’s pen.
Both It Is Well and Day by Day
were birthed in tragedy
as was the treasured lyric What a Friend.
Amazing Grace came from the depths
of Captain Newton’s heart
that once had been enslaved by hate and greed.
And Andrae Crouch’s Through it All
was rooted in despair
as he cried out to God and voiced his need.
Ironically, so many hymns
that draw us near to God
began as wordless groans and whispered sighs.
And yet songwriters filled with faith
and singed by suffering’s flame
have given us God’s truth both sweet and wise.
In addition to each week’s post on this website, Greg Asimakoupoulos offers daily video devotionals on his YouTube channel. Here is a sample video. If you are interested in receiving these devotionals Monday through Friday, you can subscribe on Greg’s channel.
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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.Greg's writings have now been assembled in book form. See the SeniorLifestyle Store. • E-mail the author (moc.loa@veRemosewA*) • Author's website (personal or primary**)
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Posted: November 16, 2024
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