“Yes, I see
it all now…
Let it be
with me
just as you
say.”
Luke
1:37,38
There is no
doubt that Mary had
a gift of
wisdom beyond her years.
When
the angel announced to her
that she would give birth to God's Son,
she was
able to see.
And, in her
seeing, replied with,
“Let it be.”
I
was just talking with a friend about
the Beatles’
song, “Let it Be,"
one of my favorite songs growing up.
There is great debate over that song and the Beatles,
but I don't care about all that right now.
Lately I have been hearing this song as an echo
of
Mary’s ultimate surrender to circumstances.
And
her trust in her God.
That
is what makes the sound of "let it be"
so powerful
for me today.
Paul
McCartney wrote that song during
a
very difficult time in his life.
His mother Mary, who had died years ago,
came
to him in a dream and said to him,
“Let
it be. Be gentle, don’t fight things…
it
will all work out.”
It brought him tremendous peace,
and he wrote the song.
“When
I find myself in times of trouble,
Mother
Mary comes to me
Speaking
words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of
darkness
She is standing
right in front of me
Speaking words of
wisdom, let it be…
And when the night
is cloudy
There is still a
light that shines on me
Shine on until
tomorrow, let it be."
There is a universal
truth in this song.
It speaks of
consolation, light and peace
in times of trouble,
chaos, suffering.
When the Spirit is releasing
words,
there is a place of
worship within that sound.
When there are troubles,
a cloudy night, a dark hour--
there is still a
light that shines on me.
Shine until
tomorrow, let it be.
Truth is bigger than a song,
bigger than
a band, bigger than
circumstances.
"The light
shines in the darkness, and
the
darkness can never extinguish it."
John 1:5
Many of us have been walking in
some dark hours and cloudy nights.
But there is still a light that shines--
and no cloud, no darkness can extinguish that.
I take that truth and receive the grace
to surrender in trust.
Speaking words of wisdom, I echo,
Let it be
with me, Lord,
just as You
say.
*Image: My friend, Jewel, sent me this image of
her friend Clare's new license plate, from the land down under.
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