Megann was a teacher by trade and by lifestyle. Even before her cancer diagnosis, she taught us a lot about life. She truly loved living, and through her friendliness and straightforward attitude, she interjected that spirit into everyone she met.
After she was diagnosed, it was her faith that taught me even more.
On Wednesdays when the praise team rehearses, they often sing what I've come to think of as "Megann songs." I never heard Megann sing them, but they exemplify Megann's steadfast faith in the face of adversity. On more than one Wednesday evening, I'd be working in the booth and have to fight back tears so I could see the computer screen.
Ever since last summer, "Come, Now Is the Time to Worship" reminds me of that unforgettable evening when we were so honored to pray with Megann and Jon. I can't sing it or even hear it without thinking of Megann.
Another one that gets me is "I Will Praise Him Still," especially these two lines:
When dark trials come and my heart is filled
With the weight of doubt, I will praise Him still.
And then there's "Blessed Be Your Name," which has several lines that fit her spirit:
Blessed Be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place,
Though I walk through the wilderness,
Blessed Be Your name.
Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise;
When the darkness closes in, Lord,
Still I will say,
Blessed be the name of the Lord,
Blessed be Your name...
Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me,
When the world's 'all as it should be,'
Blessed be Your name.
Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering,
Though there's pain in the offering,
Blessed be Your name...
After she was diagnosed, it was her faith that taught me even more.
On Wednesdays when the praise team rehearses, they often sing what I've come to think of as "Megann songs." I never heard Megann sing them, but they exemplify Megann's steadfast faith in the face of adversity. On more than one Wednesday evening, I'd be working in the booth and have to fight back tears so I could see the computer screen.
Ever since last summer, "Come, Now Is the Time to Worship" reminds me of that unforgettable evening when we were so honored to pray with Megann and Jon. I can't sing it or even hear it without thinking of Megann.
Another one that gets me is "I Will Praise Him Still," especially these two lines:
When dark trials come and my heart is filled
With the weight of doubt, I will praise Him still.
And then there's "Blessed Be Your Name," which has several lines that fit her spirit:
Blessed Be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place,
Though I walk through the wilderness,
Blessed Be Your name.
Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise;
When the darkness closes in, Lord,
Still I will say,
Blessed be the name of the Lord,
Blessed be Your name...
Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me,
When the world's 'all as it should be,'
Blessed be Your name.
Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering,
Though there's pain in the offering,
Blessed be Your name...
It is wonderful to know that Megann's suffering and pain are gone forever, but now we're the ones who can see the darkness closing in. It's time for us to say, "Blessed be Your name"...
And keep singing.
3 comments:
You know I heard "Blessed be Your Name" on Sunday. The DJ was talking about Job and how he was a rich man who had everything and then everything was taken away from him and he still praised God. All I could think about was Megann. I heard her sad about the cancer and about the fact that she might never be a mother, but I never heard her do anything but praise God. What faith!
I can't even think about her being gone - and Jon's pain along with her family's pain. Wednesday will be so hard for so many people.
That was a great tribute for an exceptional person.
So many songs remind us of these friends. Thanks for the reminder.
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