Trust
JULY 20, 2020
By Roslyn Catracchia, Director of Worship
I don’t know about you, but I don’t find it easy to memorize Scripture. I so wish I did! 2 Timothy 3:16 says, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.” I read Scripture daily, but it’s the memorizing part that stumps me.
But one of the bonuses of leading worship is that I get to and have to sing songs over and over, many times throughout the week while I’m learning them, as well as several times on any given Sunday during the worship service. And most of the time, the songs we sing are based on Scripture. Sometimes it’s even word-for-word Scripture! And when the words are set to music, not only do I memorize Scriptures much more easily, but because I sing them often, they get firmly planted in my memory, in my heart. This is valuable to me because I can recall the messages of hope and encouragement when I need them much more quickly without needing my Bible right there in front of me.
When my mom was in the hospital a couple of years ago, there were three songs I would sing to myself over and over throughout the days and nights, on my way to and from the hospital, and oh, just about always.
Be Still My Soul (the traditional hymn)
You’re Gonna Be Okay by Jenn Johnson, Seth Mosley, and Jeremy Riddle
Trust (by Matt Slocum)
These days I’m continuing to sing Trust throughout the week. I often include it in my prayers at the end of each day. It comes straight from Proverbs 3:5-6, almost word for word. We’ve sung it a number of times at church over the years. You might recognize it. Here’s the chorus:
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
Lean not on your own understanding
In all your ways acknowledge Him
And he will make your path straight.
Don’t worry about tomorrow, He’s got it under control.
Just trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And He will carry you through.
(By Matt Slocum Copyright ©1993 My So Called Music)
Music is a very personal thing, and various styles of music definitely resonate with each of us differently, so I’m gonna give you a couple of versions of the song Trust. Both are performed by the group Sixpence None the Richer. One of these two versions may resonate with you. Or neither! If one of the versions does resonate with you, I encourage you to learn it and memorize it, so while you’re driving, while you’re walking, while you’re watering the plants, while you’re chopping up vegetables for your salad, you can sing it, and find the strength and hope in remembering that God will carry us through whatever our circumstances are. And if neither of these songs resonates with you, find a song on trusting God that you do love, and memorize it.
Here are the links to Trust, two very different arrangements. The first is the way I learned it and know it well, but I found another version while I was searching for this for you:
1) Trust by Sixpence None the Richer (arrangement 1)
2) Trust by Sixpence None the Richer (arrangement 2)
I encourage you to memorize even just the chorus. Like a treasure that you can call upon at any time you need it, it will be there for you. Always.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for Your Word that is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness. Thank You that You are trustworthy. Thank You for music. Thank You for our voices. Thank You for giving us so many creative ways to remind us that in You we can find hope and strength for each day. Amen
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