The Lord is good! Blessed be the Name of the Lord!

I am stressed. Blessed be the name of the Lord.

I am overwhelmed. The Lord is good.

I cried twice last night and once this morning. He is with me!

I am working two jobs and in grad school. I have committed to two outside activities as well. I recently found out I am moving. (While that is a praise, it still means I have a lot to do!) My apartment complex called last night and is throwing a wrench into the easyness of the plans. I have been fighting allergies for the past week. I think it is because I have mold in my apartment, due to my leaky ceiling. I have a project due in grad school next week that I haven't had a chance to even begin. I left class last night and called a friend of mine. I was so full of frustration, exhaustion and mental anguish that I vented to her for thirty minutes. She told me she had not heard me that frustrated since college. She even said I was never this overwhelmed in my first year of teaching. (I'm not sure about that, but it does convey a message nonetheless!)

My mom called this morning and told me she was praying for me. I started crying. A friend emailed me a verse and told me he was praying for me. I started crying then, too. Friendship and prayers. The Lord is good!

This song came to mind at some point amidst the chaos. I am still overwhelmed, but knowing that friends are praying for me (and that the Lord listens) is enough to help me calm down.


Blessed be your name
In the land that is plentiful
Where the streams of abundance flow
Blessed be your name

Blessed be your name
When I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed be your name

Every blessing you pour out,
I turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say...
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be your glorious name

Blessed be your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's all as it should be
Blessed be your name

Blessed be your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be your name

Every blessing you pour out,
I turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say...
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be your glorious name

You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, Blessed be your name