I am His Child
Marlene Peterson has been friends with my mother for decades. One day, Marlene reached out to me, asking if I could help her with a song that had been in her heart for many years - a song the Lord had placed there to comfort her.
After I was blessed to write down and sing the song she had heard inside her mind and heart, she told me that there was more -- another part, but that it was not hers to write. She wondered if I would be the one to write it.
I pondered and prayed about it, but nothing came. One morning, after corresponding with Marlene about something unrelated, I thought I would tell her I'm not the one to write the song, since nothing had come. But then it did.
This was in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Life had turned upside down for so many. My responsibilities had been significantly altered with all my children suddenly home all the time. I had prayed the night before, "Please... let me still have time for music..."
That next morning, before I could tell Marlene I couldn't write her song, it unexpectedly came in a matter of minutes - a melody that interweaved with the one she had sent me. I knew it was a gift and an answer to my prayer.
~Rachel
Here's a link to Marlene's podcast sharing this story and a recording of the song, sung by Rachel and Jim Mohlman (@jimmohlmanmusic.)
The song starts at 8:00.
For more of Marlene's work, please visit Libraries of Hope at https://www.welleducatedheart.com/.
Voicing: Male/Female duet
Accompaniment: piano
Topics: Comfort, Encouragement, Faith, God the Father, Hope, Inspiration, Revelation
Words and Music: Marlene Peterson and Rachel P. Mohlman
LYRICS
Voice I:
So many voices, so many questions,
So many choices; I need direction.
And as I ponder the path ahead,
I am reminded and my thoughts are led
To Him, my Lord, my God.
His promises are sure!
I know He will not fail me.
I am His child.
Voice II:
Doubt not, fear not;
Reach up and look to Me.
Patience, comfort,
Be still - I am with thee.
And your burdens I will bear,
My promises are sure!
Trust in Me; I will not fail thee.
You are My child.