prayer for a friend.

i came home early from class today because i wasn't feeling well. i've been laying in bed since about 1:00, falling in and out of sleep and listening to my ipod. the pain in my body is made worse by the heavy heart that i have for a friend at home, as her mother is struggling to fight a deep, deep cancer. a song comes on that is as true today as it ever was: 

we love you, jesus

for so many reasons

for death and life and freedom

EVEN NOW, we love you

we love you, jesus

in and out of seasons

in valleys and on top of mountains

even now can we sing

what manner of love is this that you would say

your sin is mine - i'll take it to the grave (then rising)

death, o death, where is your sting today? 

death is swallowed up in victory.