Sunday morning dawned bright and beautiful as I started the sabbath with prayers for both of my children who live far away and are going thru difficult times trying to secure employment. I especially prayed for my daughter and asked God to hold her hand today and to let her feel some peace from this part of the globe.
My neice, who owns the house I was staying in this weekend, had asked me to sort thru the dozens of cassette musical tapes and to keep what I wanted while placing the remainder in a box. I decided to start this project while waiting on another neice who was accompanying me to church.
After sorting thru so many of them, I was about half way thru when I had to stop, due to time and my back aching. I was still thinking about my children and hoping church would help ease my mind.
I reached into the discards inside a huge box, pulled out one old cassette to pop in my cassette player while awaiting my ride to church. Without my glasses on, I had no earthly idea what it would be.
Suddenly, the tape began and immediately I heard the voice of a songbird, surely an Angel. It was my daughter at aged 21 singing for her Aunt's wedding in 1986. I was there that special day in Georgia and remember her beautiful blue gown and matching long gloves. But I had no idea the ceremony or the music had been recorded. My late brother had it in his collection of music.
As I listened to her beautiful voice with perfect pitch and flawless diction, I cried. What a marvelous talent! It was Linda Ronstadt's "Longer Than" and was every bit as moving and romantic as Linda's own rendition.
Surely God gave me this special gift on His sacred morning. I felt renewed joy and peace and somehow, my worry left me for a serentity that has stayed with me almost 48 hours now.
Thank you, God.
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