Tina, I never took a class that gave me hives, but many that upset my stomach. Excellent article. Last week in his sermon our pastor spoke of the hymn "It is well with my soul." He spoke of a horrible tragedy suffered by the author, Horatio Gates Spafford. All four of Spafford's children died in an accident at sea. He wrote this hymn shortly after their deaths. I had never heard the story behind the hymn, but glad I heard about this in our pastor's sermon.
Thank you for sharing the story about the hymn. Isn't it amazing how someone can experience such great loss and, yet, write a song that has calmed the hearts and souls of innumerable numbers of people? What a wonderful example of how one can see the good even in the darkest of circumstances.
Tina, I never took a class that gave me hives, but many that upset my stomach. Excellent article. Last week in his sermon our pastor spoke of the hymn "It is well with my soul." He spoke of a horrible tragedy suffered by the author, Horatio Gates Spafford. All four of Spafford's children died in an accident at sea. He wrote this hymn shortly after their deaths. I had never heard the story behind the hymn, but glad I heard about this in our pastor's sermon.
Best wishes,
Peter
Thank you for sharing the story about the hymn. Isn't it amazing how someone can experience such great loss and, yet, write a song that has calmed the hearts and souls of innumerable numbers of people? What a wonderful example of how one can see the good even in the darkest of circumstances.