The River Flows On
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Music was the way Sarah thanked God for her beautiful life adventure. In the melodies of God's love and grace, she had found the peace that passes all understanding. To those who have not seen God's beautiful gardens, she wished a garden of trumpet lilies, flute daisies, violin roses, lyric oboe ferns, gently flowing cello streams, crashing cymbal waves, baritone blue spruce trees, bass drum mountains, and tuba oaks. To all who have never heard a beautifully haunting melody, she wished a melody of pure peace, like what had carried her throughout her life.
Prayer was how she asked for beautiful adventures for others. "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." (2 Timothy 1:7-KJV)
Beautiful Adventures
We ask for a directed and loving path to You for those who have not found You. We ask for families centered in unconditional love for hungry and homeless children. We ask for the capacities of love, trust, fairness, and integrity for all parents. We ask for continued advances in diagnosing and healing diseases for the medical professions. We ask for excellent mentoring abilities in our teachers so that all students can become future leaders. We ask for courageous inspiration in our religious leaders to encourage loving acts from their congregations and communities. We ask for courage, strength, and patience for those serving in our armed services. We ask for the ability to govern the world in a more just and caring way for our nation's political leaders. We ask that our flowing rivers converge on the one Tree of Life: our heavenly Father. We ask that you take the rudders of our boats and bring us safely home. Amen.
We walk the earth but once. God gave us this time to be the best we can be, to take care of each other, and to treat others as we would want to be treated. In the music of His smiling face, we have only to have faith the size of a mustard seed. Imagine an entire world of mustard seeds and the flowers they would produce! He will take us across the vast oceans to His eternal home and cross back over for the flowing rivers of those yet unborn.
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As Sarah prays on Christmas Eve, she asks God to help her do everything possible to make the world a better place, all while understanding that the best way to start is with herself. After lifting her head to see the Christ child in the manger scene, Sarah finds comfort in knowing her heart and soul are protected by the peace that only Christ offers.
Blessed with the talent of music, Sarah loves leading a congregation in singing and playing the pipe organ. As life throws challenges Sarah’s way, she listens to her inner voice and trusts that God will carry her, even when her path is strewn with obstacles. While walking through each day knowing God is with her in everything she does, Sarah reflects on her past, relies on hymns and scripture to guide her actions, and embraces every gift from God. Through it all, she demonstrates that while the journey with Christ is not always perfect, it is possible to find eternal salvation and peace on earth through steadfast faith.
In this inspirational story, a Christian woman offers a glimpse into her walk with Christ as she relies on love, grace, forgiveness, and music to make a difference in the world.
About the Author
Anna Hartt is an accomplished musician, composer, poet, painter, and teacher of forty-three years. She has also served many churches as director of music and organist. After successfully writing her first book, Listen to the Voices of Your Heart, she continues to build bridges to others through Christian words of love, grace, and forgiveness and through the empowerment of Christian hymns. She holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in music education and an equivalent doctorate degree in the psychology of learning. She resides in Wisconsin with her trusted dog, Sam, and her beloved cat, Mikie.