I Know Who Holds Tomorrow

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This hymn was written by Ira Stanphill in 1950. In the lyrics, he says that we might make plans for the day, week, or even year, but we really don't know about tomorrow. We can't know whether our future is going to be positive or negative. (I think that's something a lot of you could say about the past few years. I could give you a lot of examples of events I couldn't predict.) In fact, I read that this song was written when the author was going through a difficult time in life. His wife had just left him to pursue her own career instead of his ministry.

I've heard other stories about artists coming up with their best ideas during a time of suffering. Maybe that's evidence for the fact that negative experiences might eventually lead to something good. So we really shouldn't be worrying about all that might go wrong in the future. We don't gain anything from that, since we have no control over it. The only thing we can control is the choices we make now.

Worrying won't change a thing, and the only way to be confident about the future is to trust God. That way, we can know who holds tomorrow even if we don't understand what will happen.

Keep filling your teacup with music!
~Liya