His Plan

"...I offer all I am,

for the mercy of your plan.

Help me be strong.

Help me be

Help me."

--Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)

Chris Eaton/Amy Grant

We can only surmise the journey Mary's heart was on

as the reality of her interrupted life took hold.

It couldn't have been easy,

yet there's no indication from scripture

that she complained, protested or in any way desired to shirk God's ask of her.

But rather...

pondering, praising, surrendering,

and offering herself

"for the mercy of His plan."

I fall far short of a like comparison,

yet I too have faced my own life- interruptions--

forever changing the landscape

I had planned.

And yes,

much pondering, praising and surrendering

was going on in my heart

But an equal, if not more amount of

questions, despair, confusion, even anger

was woven throughout.

My own heart's journey

was not the nice and tidy portrayal

that was Mary's.

God, in His mercy

chooses each of us

for a plan beyond our comprehension.

Our willingness to lay ourselves on the altar of surrender is key.

I continue to grow in my own understanding of "the mercy of His plan",

to acknowledge His sovereign ways,

and His perfect love for me.

 

How has God interrupted your life?

How is He interrupting it...

even today?

"...I offer all I am,

for the mercy of Your plan

Help me be strong

Help me be

Help me."