I’d
like to finish up this chapter of life with a hymn. My church sang this soon before I left Puerto
Rico, and it had new meaning for me.
Himno
123
Paz,
paz, cuán dulce paz
En el seno de mi alma una dulce quietud
Se difunde inundando mi ser,
Una calma infinita que sólo podrán
Los amados de Dios comprender.
Coro:
¡Paz!, ¡paz!, ¡cuán dulce paz!
Es aquella que el Padre me da;
Yo le ruego que inunde por siempre mi ser,
En sus ondas de amor celestial.
Qué tesoro yo tengo en la paz que me dio,
Y en el fondo del alma ha de estar
Tan segura que nadie quitarla podrá
Mientras miro los años pasar.
Sin cesar yo medito en aquella ciudad
Do al Autor de la paz he de ver,
Y en que el himno más dulce que habré de cantar
De Su paz nada más ha de ser.
Alma triste que en rudo conflicto te ves,
Sola y débil tu senda al seguir,
Haz de Cristo tu amigo, pues fiel siempre es,
¡Y Su paz tú podrás recibir!
Here’s a rough translation:
Peace, peace, what sweet peace
In the depths of my soul a sweet stillness
Floods my being
An infinite calm that only
Those loved by God can understand
Chorus:
Peace, peace, what sweet peace!
Is that which my Father gives me;
And I plea that it floods my being forever
In the waves of heavenly love
What treasure I have in the peace that He gave me,
In the depths of my soul
So secure that no one can take it
While I watch the years pass.
Without ceasing I meditate on that city
The Author of Peace I have seen,
The sweetest hymn I shall have to sing
Of His peace nothing more has there been
Sad soul that in severe conflict you see,
Alone and weak your path to follow,
Make Christ your friend, since he is always faithful,
And His peace to you can receive!
I’ve had a bit of a bumpy transition so far, but I’m
hoping it will smooth out soon. Even
though I still don’t have a job for September, I’m feeling God’s peace through it
all. I feel like God has been leaving me
a breadcrumb trail of little encouraging moments and actions that are leading
up to the big next thing.
I’ll close with a prayer for all my faithful readers:
Now
may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The
Lord be with you all.
2
Thessalonians 3:16
Amen
