Anchor of our Souls
“But I like routine. I like structure. I like when things fall into place. I like being anchored”
I was reading this article just recently and it really struck my heart. I think it struck me because as we are ending 2020 and moving soon into 2021, I feel hesitant to want to plan. I’m not as confident with 2021 as I felt going into 2020. I know it is a feeling that many of us are wrestling with.
Joanna’s words, “I like being anchored” got me thinking.
When I think about anchors my mind automatically goes to boats. When we have anchored on a boat it has been to float around it or to do some jumping or just relax. It also tells me that the boat is going to stay secure and wherever I go I can swim back to the boat because it will stay put and not move.
In this year more than most, music has become a sort of an anchor for me…it’s been something that I have enjoyed so much. When the shut down happened our church met online or you could attend distantly like a lot of churches did. I know our worship team always select songs prayerfully and carefully.
So whether we listened on line or went to church, I would either wake up singing the words to one of the songs that from that week or out of the blue I would start singing it during the day.
This may not be unusual for you, but this is very unusual for me. When this happens it always encourages me…. sort of anchors me! I don’t remember ever a time when songs or music played this part for me before.
I am reminded of a verse from Hebrew’s 6:19:
“Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters into that within the veil”
As we say good-by to 2020, let us never forget Who is the true anchor of our souls.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year