All things bright and beautiful!

I remember hymn 444.

In primary school, we had this little blue book called "songs of praise" (SOP) and we would sing hymns from it every morning at the assembly ground.

I have forgotten all other hymns and their numbers but one I still remember is hymn 444 - "All things bright and beautiful". We would always rush through that hymn and sing it with so much glee, unlike the other hymns. Most of us could sing it off hand because the lyrics were easy to remember or maybe there was/is something just different about the lyrics of that hymn. Perhaps, something about the 'purple headed mountains', 'ripe fruits in the garden',  'meadows where we play' appealed to our senses as children.

Mood! 

This season, I've had that 'All things bright and beautiful' attitude and I'm just happy and grateful for where I am. Everything is not perfect, there are still a lot of things that I need to work at and sort out, but through these rose coloured glasses I'm wearing, all things are bright and beautiful. I am at peace with myself. No clouds. No grey skies. No rains. Just beauty and colour all around me. 

I am grateful for everything I have been through and still going through, because every experience good/bad has made me better, stronger, wiser.

The other day, my friend since uni was over at my house, I had just sorted out my laundry and there were clothes lying around everywhere. I was complaining about the fact that they were too much and I wanted to give some out. She looked at me and said, "do you remember when all your clothes were stolen in school?" I laughed as I remembered when ALL my clothes, shoes, bags, beddings, books, cooking utensils, every single thing I had in school was stolen! I felt like a refugee for weeks, and I had to do 'wash and wear' for a while.

I cried my eyes out because I just got a new set of everything that was stolen and everything was gone, both old and new! 

I laughed because I realized that NO CONDITION is permanent, no matter how good or bad it is. Life is transient but God's faithfulness is constant. For this reason, all things are bright and beautiful because even if it doesn't seem like it, light comes at the end of every tunnel.

So, my song for this month is Hymn 444 - "All things bright and Beautiful" by Cecil Alexander

Happy new month! There's something beautiful and joyful about this month that I can't really explain. I wish you all joy, love and so much laughter this month.

"He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside still waters"

Psalm: 23 vs 2.

Till next time,

Love and Light

xx