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Message by Song
Joy Sutton
My mother was very near death in the hospital. I was at my sister's house. At 3:00 a.m. I awoke and felt compelled to go to see her. Not long after I arrived, some of the hospital staff began coming in to perform more senseless testing. I convinced them that there was no point, and she would not want the tests done. It was as though I had been sent to speak for her. Her doctor came in later, and I explained to him why I had taken such action and that it was my mother's wish to join my dad who had passed away ten years earlier.
It was a hard day as she continued to decline. I went back to my sister's house to get some rest and figure out what I should do. It was a Friday and the first day of school was on Monday. I was in TOTAL despair! I thought no one else could handle the first day with my new class, and yet I didn't want to leave my mother. Finally, I decided to return to Longwood. I traveled home in one car while Jim, my husband, followed me in our other car. As we were traveling, a blinding rainstorm began. The turmoil in the outside world was reflecting what I was feeling inside. I had my Jim Nabors' tape playing. All of a sudden it stopped raining, and a ray of sunshine came through. It was the exact moment that I heard him sing these words from his song, "I Can See Clearly Now",
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)
Sun-shiny day.
I think I can make it now, the pain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is the rainbow I've been prayin' for
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-shiny day.
Look all around, there's nothin' but blue skies
Look straight ahead, nothin' but blue skies
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)
Sun-shiny Day
I felt like these words had double meaning for me. As soon as I got home, I called my mother's room to talk to the private nurse we'd hired. No answer! I called the nurse's desk and was told that my mother had passed away a short while ago...about the very same time I had heard those lyrics and had seen that ray of sun.
What a powerful and comforting message I had received. I had no doubt but that the Holy Spirit was with me that day.
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