A cry of anguish and a song of praise
“Sometimes one has to get very low before he is in a place where he can look up and see hope for a purpose and a place for his life and work. Once he gets to that place, he is the most desperate to make a change inside his heart and to make the strongest attempts at influencing outward change through the gifts and skills that have been bestowed upon him by God. When one is very, very low, the light from above is at it’s brightest.”
I was watching Amazing Grace yesterday afternoon. I had to pause it to get a piece of paper and write this thought down. I’ve been waiting for the movie and the quote and the Sunday sermon teachings to gel into a coherent philosophical treatise. I’m not there yet…..
I now check my notes from my church evening service, however, and see a note I jotted, “Psalm 22:1 prelude…A cry of anguish and a song of praise.” Read that Psalm from beginning to end.