Nothing profound - or is it? You decide!

“He’s got the whole world, in His hands, He’s got the whole world in His hands, He’s got the whole world in His hands, He’s got the whole world in His hands.” You remember this negro spiritual, don’t you? Maybe years ago you sang it in elementary school. Although I doubt that is the case any longer. Hold that thought.

Last April when we were home on furlough, we had to visit Don’s cardiologist and I was so impressed with a back-lit glass etching hanging in the lobby, that I took a photograph of it. I’ve copied it below for you to enjoy as well! (Well, I TRIED to copy it and for some reason it didn't copy. You'll have to use your imagination.)

Thinking more and more about this piece of art, I began to think of our passion – missions! This is what the etching said to me.

The world is in the shape of a heart.
The longitude and latitude lines remind me of the 3 crosses on the hill.
I see our two homes – North America and South America.
And we are all in HIS hands!

No matter how much I like this piece of art, I know it is unaffordable, and all I can do is enjoy it from memory, or the photo. Hold that thought!

There is a young girl I have mentioned in pervious journals. Katty lives with our friend Heather and recently celebrated her 15 birthday. For her birthday her dad purchased her a large selection of chalks for drawing. I did not know this was one of her hobbies, nor did I know how talented she was. However, we printed out a copy of the much-loved photograph and she wanted to draw it for us. We now have a framed 8 x 10” pencil drawing hanging in our living room.

What a delightful surprise to receive this gift from Katty. We now enjoy it daily! What a gift the Lord has given her to be able to express herself through art. What a gift for her to share that with others.

And now for the rest of the song…..think how awesome our God is! Profound? You decide!

- He's got my brothers and my sisters in His hands,
- He’s got the tiny little baby in His hands
- He’s got you and me, brother, in His hands
- He's got the young and old in his hands;
- He's got the rich and poor in his hands;
Yes, he's got ev'ry one in his hands

- He's got the sun and the rain in His hands,He's got the moon and the stars in His hands,He's got the wind and the clouds in His hands,He's got the whole world in His hands.

- He's got the earth and sky in his hands; He's got the night and day in his hands; He's got the sun and moon in his hands; He´s got the whole world in His hands.

- He's got the land and sea in his hands; He's got the wind and rain in his hands; He's got the spring and fall in his hands; He´s got the whole world in His hands.

- He's got the rivers and the mountains in His hands,He's got the oceans and the seas in His hands,He's got you and he's got me in His hands,He's got the whole world in His hands.

I’m sure there are more verses, but you get the picture (no pun intended!) The picture says it all. We are in the palm of His hands. There's no better place to be.