Daily Worship

I Can See Clearly Now

Jane Denniston November 03, 2016 0 0

Psalm 30: 5

Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

I can see clearly now the rain is gone.
I can see all obstacles in my way.
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind.
It's gonna be a bright (bright)
bright (bright) sunshiny day.
It's gonna be a bright (bright)
bright (bright) sunshiny day.

Oh, yes I can make it now the pain is gone.
All of the bad feelings have disappeared.
Here is that rainbow I've been praying for.
It's gonna be a bright (bright)
bright (bright) sunshiny day.

(ooh...) Look all around, there's nothing but blue skies.
Look straight ahead, there's nothing but blue skies.

I can see clearly now the rain is gone.
I can see all obstacles in my way.
Here is that rainbow I've been praying for.
It's gonna be a bright (bright)
bright (bright) sunshiny day.
It's gonna be a bright (bright)
bright (bright) sunshiny day.
It's going to be a bright (bright)
bright (bright) sunshiny day.
Yeah, hey, it's gonna be a bright (bright) bright (bright)
sunshiny day.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzGV9Bl6CGg


The teenage years are full of angst and mine were no exception but there was one summer, when I was 15, that was more light-hearted than most. The sun shone more than usual, and I’m sure that that helped. It was a moment in time when, unusually for a teenage girl, I felt more comfortable in my own skin than I had felt before, which is not to say that I was totally happy with myself – I was 15 after all! But I was happier with who I was and as a result felt better and more at peace with myself. Although I had no illusions about this state of mind lasting, nevertheless it was nice while it lasted to feel positive about myself and about my life. This song was my anthem that summer. The skies were literally blue and at that point in my life it did feel that the rain had gone, the obstacles had been removed, and the rainbow of hope had appeared in the heavens.


Father, I thank and praise you that you give us hope.

That you weep with us and rejoice with us.

That when we see no hope, no future, no resolution,

you see possibility, opportunity, 

and a glorious resurrection out of dark and difficulty.

To say “thank you” that you understand our dark days,

that you walked the dark road of crucifixion for us

is more than inadequate;

There are no words.

The joy of resurrection does not nullify the pain that precedes it.

The glory of the new day

supersedes the dark of night

but does not eradicate it.

Such love for us demands our response

in wholehearted, glad and joyful

commitment to you.