This song started out with the Lord challenging me to sing at the keyboard one day when praying for a friend who was going through an extremely painful time. It's a song that is highly appropriate for anyone going through hard times,  as the Psalmist cries out to the Lord in anguish, declaring God's strength, and that He is our Rock and refuge.

Written and sung by Sally Mowbray © 2022
Jo Garcia - Cello
Nicola Gerrard - Flute

Hear my cry - Psalm 61

On the penal colony of Patmos for his faith, John and could easily have allowed himself to feel deeply discouraged, and even resentful at being ‘stuck’ in such a dreadful place. No wonder we find him speaking of himself as being ‘our brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus! (Rev. 1:9) How grateful we and countless millions are that John resolutely overcame the plaguing ‘if onlys,’ and kept his heart open to Jesus, thereby turning his disappointments into God’s appointments. Jesus rewarded him first with a glorious awareness of how He is now in His glorious heavenly state, and then with a long series of visions of Heaven winning through in the battles to come on Earth that culminate in his return to rule on Earth.

Overcoming the plaguing ‘if onlys,’ and keeping our hearts open

Ruach Breath of Life

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