You Raise Me Up

For some unknown reason, the song “You Raise Me Up” is stuck in my mind tonight. I attempted to sing this song once, which I am pretty sure, was a complete failure. Lol, besides that I just think that this is a beautiful song. I really like any type of Celtic music actually which is rather embarrassing now that I think about it. Oh well, at least I am well rounded! Haha.
My favorite part of it goes something like this “I am strong when I am on Your shoulders .. You raise me up to me than I can be.” As a child I have very vivid memories of being on my Papa’s shoulders. I remember towering over everyone else because his six feet and my three made nine, which was usually taller than anyone else that would have been around. In those moments I felt like I could see the whole entire world. Fast – forward ten years and quite a few pounds my Papa can’t exactly put me on his shoulders anymore, and the only way I know how to explain the sensation would be like being in an airplane that is about to land. When you are coming in on a landing strip from being on a plane you can see miles of houses. It really is like seeing the big picture of a place, which is amazingly cool.
This makes me think about a verse in Isaiah, which says something to the extent of “They that wait upon the Lord, He shall renew their strength, they shall mount up on wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and now faint.” Not only was being on my Papa’s shoulders a amazing view, but it was also a time for rest. However, even at eighteen (and I’m sure even older as I age) I still need a break sometimes. What I have to do now though is lift my hands to Heaven and ask my Heavenly Father to pick me up for a little bit, because I know from His point of view He can see the magnificent ending that my crazy life journey is going to have - even when I don’t understand what He is doing.
I guess my point in all of this is just to tell you that if you ever feel like you need a break, just ask Jesus to pick you up for a little while. Take a load off and just relax in His presence. It is amazing. Seriously amazing.

-Han