Breath of Heaven

Maybe it is the time of year or the fact that Hunter is getting ready to leave on his mission but I have been very emotional lately about Mary, mother of our Lord.  Knowing of what was going to be coming in His life and the burden He would be asked to carry must have been very daunting and overwhelming.  I am sure as time went on that those feeling grew but she knew it was the right thing even though the right thing must have hurt so badly.  I love this picture.  I see a mother and her baby and the sweet joy that brings.  Her love was unconditional and unwavering and in this moment, He was just her baby boy.

I can not even comprehend what that might have been like.  I heard a song this morning on the radio that I think is so beautiful and it talks about the struggles and then the comfort the Spirit can bring even if you are scared or overwhelmed.  The song is Breath of Heaven and there are many artists but the one that I heard sing it is Amy Grant.  I looked at the words and oh my goodness, just beautiful and simple but truly encapsulates all those thoughts and feelings. 

Breath of Heaven:

I have traveled many moonless nights

Cold and weary with a babe inside

And I wonder what I've done Holy Father,

You have come And chosen me now

to carry Your Son

I am waiting in a silent prayer

I am frightened by the load I bear

In a world as cold as stone

Must I walk this path alone? Be with me now, be with me now

 
Breath of Heaven, hold me together

Be forever near me, breath of Heaven

Breath of Heaven, lighten my darkness

Pour over me Your holiness for

You are holy

Do you wonder as you watch my face

If a wiser one should have had my place?

But I offer all I am

For the mercy of Your plan

Help me be strong, help me be, help me

Breath of Heaven, hold me together

Be forever near me, breath of Heaven

Breath of Heaven, lighten my darkness

Pour over me Your holiness for

You are holy