Success, but it was over.
As I tidied up the kitchen I
Determined that someone should
Write a song, not "I'll Be Home for
Christmas," but "Being Alone When
Everyone Is Gone."
It doesn't get easier.
Suddenly I realized the song I
Needed had already been written.
And as I stood at the sink washing the
Dishes, I quietly began to sing:
"Great is Thy faithfulness, O
God my Father.
There is no shadow of turning
With Thee.
Thou changest not,
Thy compassions they fail not;
As Thou hast been
Thou forever wilt be."
I sang all the verses I could remember.
The words moved me,
Soothed me and carried me till
Bedtime.