Why?

The last two months have been particularly rough, with deaths, personal sickness, sickness in the lives of loved ones, disappointments, things that fell apart and at times I just have not been able to make sense of things. Like everyone else, sometimes I have found myself asking the Lord, "Why?"  Today, I've been working on a sermon that looks at the "why" question when this song came to mind from twenty something years ago. I listened to it and decided it needed to be shared. I'm guessing there is someone else out there today who is asking "why" and you just need to be reminded that sometimes the reasons are not clear and in times like this we just need to hold on to Jesus. Hope this blesses someone else today as it did me.



They say that into every life, some rain must fall
For the pain is no respecter, of the mighty or the small
But sometimes, it just seems so unfair
To see the one who's had more than his share
Oh it makes you wonder why

And Lord I wouldn't second guess, your mighty plan
For I know you have a purpose, that's beyond the scope of men
If you look inside my heart, you will find
That I have always been the trusting kind
Oh but still I wonder 

Why (I wonder why)
Do the rainy days have to come
When the storm clouds hide the sun
I wanna know why
Why (I wonder why)
When the reasons aren't clear to me
When it all is a mystery
I want to know why

And though down here, I may not understand
I wont let go of the Unseen Hand
For it holds the reasons why

The Lord has never been afraid, of honest prayers
And He won't allow the burden, to be more than you can bear
When He knows, that your trust, is in Him
He doesn't mind the questions now and then
Even if you wonder 

Why (I wonder why)
Do the rainy days have to come
When the storm clouds hide the sun
I wanna know why
Why (I wonder why)
When the reasons aren't clear to me
When it all is a mystery
I want to know why 

And though down here, I may not understand
I wont let go of the Unseen Hand
For it holds the reasons why

When the storm clouds hide the sun
I wanna know wanna know why
Why
When the reasons aren't clear to me
When it all is a mystery
I want to know why

And though down here, I may not understand
I wont let go of the Unseen Hand
For it holds the reasons why

And though down here, I may not understand
I wont let go of the Unseen Hand
For it holds the reasons why