When Sweet Pea was a week old, I took her to church. The special music that day was Blessings by Laura Story. The words couldn't have been more perfect for me that morning.
Below are the lyrics to Blessings that spoke to my heart so clearly that morning.
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things
‘Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
We pray for wisdom
Your voice to hear
And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
All the while, You hear each desperate plea
But long that we’d have the faith to believe
‘Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know the pain reminds this heart
That this is not our home,
‘Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy
And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are your mercies in disguise
When I was looking for names, I took into consideration what the name meant, but never put too much faith in what it really meant. Looking back now, I can see that Sweet Pea's name is perfect.
Levia (Lah- vee- ah) is the feminine form of Levi and means complete.
Joy means happiness, but it's more than than. Joy comes from the Lord and isn't dependent on outside factors- ie the size of our house, how much we have... It's dependent on our relationship with the Lord.
Written in her name is a promise of complete joy. I may not always be able to see how that promise will be fulfilled, but I can rest in the promise that her life will be a complete joy to everyone who meets her.
I love that song!
ReplyDeleteAnother meaning for Levi is "joined to" which also works perfectly with Joy. :)