In which I wept while watching this. And then gave God glory.

January 10, 2009

If you have 11 minutes (and who doesn’t?), they would be well spent by visiting Angie Smith today and watching the beautiful tribute video that she put together for her daughter, Audrey.

“For in our suffering, not apart from it, Jesus enters our
 sadness, takes us by the hand, 
pulls us gently up to stand, and invites us to dance.  
We find the way to pray, as the psalmist did,  
“You have turned my mourning into dancing” (Ps 30:11), 
because at the center of our grief
 we can find the grace of God.”

(excerpt from Henri Nouwen’s “Turn My Mourning Into Dancing”)

It’s a gut-wrenching, God-glorifying thing.

Sweet Audrey-Girl from angie smith on Vimeo.

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  • Sarah

    Oh, I watched this yesterday. It’s so beautiful, so sad, and mostly so God glorifyiing. I cried all the way through.
    1/10/2009 8:39 AM Tasia007 (message) block delete reply

    that is so amazing. I mean in the midst of all of that she was smiling and barely shed a tear. SHe is an amazing women. What a godly husband.
    1/10/2009 9:32 AM Jesusluvsu28 (message) block delete reply

    Honestly, I don’t get it. This happened to one of my best friends a couple of years ago, and then my brother and his wife went through it in July, and it was the most horrifying thing that could have ever happened to them. I know God can give peace, but I still don’t get it…. I was sitting here crying so hard that I couldn’t finish it….
    1/10/2009 6:28 PM joyandryan (message) block delete reply