Laura Story’s song Blessings is the song which I most identify with at this time. Our family, like most families I know, has endured some very difficult situations in the past few years, but in the midst of the difficult times we have felt God’s presence every step of the way. His strong arms have carried us through unemployment, bereavement, and uncertainty. We have absolute assurity that our God is in control of our lives and our future. Athough we would never pray for God to bring difficult circumstances our way, we recognize that He uses those circumstances to reveal to us our need for Him and to help us grow in our faith. Life on Earth will be challenging some days–many days–but as the song says, “This is not our home.”
Blessings
We pray for blessings
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things‘Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguiseWe pray for wisdom
Your voice to hear
And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
All the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we’d have faith to believe‘Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguiseWhen friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know that pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home
It’s not our home‘Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy
And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise
Susan's Reflections 
We played this at Leyda’s funeral and listen to it frequently….there are so many disappointments…
It is a beautiful and comforting song. Beverly, your family is in our prayers. I know that you will never stop missing Leyda. We’ve lost a few loved ones lately, most recent Steve’s brother who took his own life two weeks ago. I would not want to go through life’s struggles without Jesus carrying me. Thankfully, God is always faithful.