Bucket List

Tuesday night was my writers' meeting.  When I got home and stepped out of the car, the sky was covered with a blanket of stars.  Spent some time just admiring it. 

It brought to mind “How Great Thou Art” and how it fits into my bucket list.  The first verse says ‘I see the stars’.  I can walk outside most nights and sing that part with no problem.  It also says ‘I hear the rolling thunder’.  I have stood outside while the thunder rolled and sang that part.  ‘When through the woods and forest glades I wander’—no problem there.   Then we come to ‘when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur and see the brook and feel the gentle breeze’. 

I have been over a few mountains.  One time coming home from Bible school, we stopped in the Oklahoma hills to take a break.  In the green valley below, there was a brook meandering through a few trees—very peaceful. The view brought those words to mind and I sang all four verses.  It was a moment.

But…when I think of lofty mountain grandeur, I think of the Rockies or the Appalachians.  Which brings us back to my bucket list.  I have always wanted to stand on the edge of the Grand Canyon and sing “How Great Thou Art”.  My fondness for singing has already been well documented in these blogs along with my penchant for singing anywhere.  I don’t care how many people are there, I am going to sing from the bottom of my diaphragm (that’s why I’ll probably have to go by myself).

“How Great Thou Art” has always been a ‘go to’ song for me when I am down or troubled.  The bigness of the words draw me out of myself and reminds me that if God can create all of this beauty, He can handle my troubles.