Jesusluvsall's Blog

There are songs that seem to come along at a time that God is doing something in my life or leading me to something. Many years ago as I was praying and asking God to show me what he wanted me to do with my life, what he was calling me to, a song came along titled Hope for the Hopeless by Sheila Walsh. The first time I heard the song it resonated in my spirit/soul. As I would listen to it, the Lord would place a burden on my heart for hurting souls.

One evening I came home from watching a film at a church. I had been listening to Hope for the Hopeless repeatedly in my car as I drove because I felt drawn to do so. When I walked in the door of my place, the presence of the Lord came upon so strongly that I fell to my knees and then laid on the floor as I felt a bit of what the bible says about Jesus in Matthew 9:

“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”

I kept seeing hurting people and was filled with compassion. I laid there weeping for them. I did not know what exactly Jesus was calling me to do, but I knew it would be something to share his love with lost and hurting people. In that moment I really connected with the lyrics:

“I’ve seen so many people pass before my eyes
Like weary figures in the fashion play”

As I stepped out to follow his call, there were ups and downs along the way. There still are. Jesus guided me to what he was calling me to do. When I went to Romania for the first time, I took to it like a fish takes to water. It seemed so natural for me to be with my new Romanian friends. We became friends so easily. Over the years that followed, that has happened for me with many cultures.

Many refugee and immigrant friends have come into my life. Many have passed through my life weary from heavy life burdens. I try to show them God’s

I love teaching my refugee/immigrant friends and helping them as the start their new lives here. They have shared their stories with me. As I listen, it seems I can feel Jesus’s heart ache for them. What I share in my blog and with my American friends only scratches the surface of what has been shared with me. Sometimes it is so heavy of a burden that they share with me that when I come home I can only turn on some worship music and lift them up the Jesus in prayer.

But I would have it no other way. I love my refugee and immigrant friends. I love experiencing their cultures, listening to their stories, sharing meals, seeing them in my classroom, and most of all their friendship.

I am thankful I could find the song on youtube. It is a song from almost 30 years ago, so it is hard to find, but for me oh so worth it. Here is Hope for the Hopeless by Sheila Walsh. Thank you for reading. God Bless.