Song in the Night

January 10, 2012

God is very gracious and kind to me each day. For those of you who don’t know me very well, it is my faith in God that has sustained me through some VERY difficult times. I could list a number of them here but I try not to rehearse the bad things in my life and look for the blessings each day.

This morning I woke up singing, You Love Me Anyway by Sidewalk Prophets.

You love me anyway
It’s like nothing in life that I’ve ever known
You love me anyway
Oh Lord, how You love me
How You love me
How You love me

I have awakened with a song in my head for many many years. Especially in the last six years since a VERY traumatic and tragic event in my life. I used to wonder if I was crazy until one day I heard that there is an actual name for this phenomenon. It’s called a musical hallucination. People get them all the time. You know, the moment when this song just pops in your head and it WON’T leave no matter what you do.

My songs always contain a phrase or theme that I need for that day or for consecutive days at a time for a season in my life. Evidently I need the phrase, You love me anyway at this particular time. Before you think I’m totally off my rocker, I don’t have these in my head all day long everyday. I may forget in the next hour which song it was but I have them long enough to sink down into my soul where they need to be.

Recently, I found the phrase Song in the night in Psalms.

Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. Psalm 42:8

Now I know who is singing to me at night and that brings GREAT COMFORT to my weary heart.

Ok, now for one last quote or two or … from the movie I mentioned last Wednesday. I will reveal the title tomorrow on Wolfe Wednesday. No fair googling the quotes to find it but if you know the answer, post it in the comments. ;)

Main Character: I fell so completely in love with these shoes, I bought enough pairs to last my whole lifetime. This is my last pair.

Quote Two:

Main Character: Name the Fibonacci series from its eleventh to its sixteenth.
Accountant: Umm... 89, 144, 233, 377, 610?
Main Character: Perfect. Number four, do we really need it?
Accountant: If you like squares - you do.
Main Character Oh, I like squares. Good. Now, the hot dog, the hot dog/bun ratio, why for the love of mustard are there never enough buns?
Accountant: Extra hot dogs...
Main Character: Yes, but why?
Accountant: In case you drop a couple.
Main Character: What kind of insufferable fool drops a hot dog?
Accountant: Anything can happen, sir.
Main Character: Anything can happen. How absolutely true. You're exactly the mutant I'm looking for! You're hired.

Are you giggling yet? Honestly, I have not been able to look at a package of hotdog buns without giggling ever since I saw this movie. Tomorrow I will reveal the title and my most favorite quote of all from the movie.