AN UNBROKEN UMBRELLA
When the storms around me roll
An unbroken umbrella
Protects my soul
My heart is full of gratitude
This is the umbrella
That I choose
Around me, over me
I stand under
An umbrella
Filled with joy
And wonder
An umbrella
Full of love and grace
I have found my hiding place
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THE SECRET ROOM
February 28, 1944
Six people standing
Quiet and still, barely breathing
They could hear the sounds
Of the Gestapo
The sound of loud voices
Banging and heavy steps
For 48 hours they stood there
In silence
With no water
Finally, the Dutch Underground came
And rescued them
Once again their lives were spared
In the hiding place
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I have more questions than answers
I am just the storyteller
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CORRIE TEM BOOM
"There is no pit so deep that God can not reach" Betsie Tem Boom
Israel honored Corrie by naming her "Righteous Among the Nations" on Dec. 12, 1967
"Rescuer of Jews"
Corrie was knighted by the Queen of the Netherlands
In her famous book 'The Hiding Place'
Corrie describes her family's experience in the hands
Of the Nazis
Her father died 10 days after the arrest
Her sister, Betsie perished in the horrific concentration camp
-Ravensbruck
The book was made in to a movie in 1975
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In my childhood I needed a hiding place
I created my own places
At the age of six, in an orphanage I hid in a toybox
Closing the lid over me
Shutting out danger for a while
As the years went by I sought out more hiding places
Until I found that the hiding places I chose
Were not safe
Now I have a permanent hiding place
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"For you are my hiding place
You protect me from trouble
You surround me with songs of deliverance"
Psalm 32:7
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A SAFE PLACE
In the beauty of my confession
The gate was opened to my salvation
Surrounding me with Mercy and Grace
I have found my hiding place
Songs of deliverance
Around me sound
An army of angels
They surround
Covering me with Mercy and Grace
I have found my hiding place
This is where I am hidden
All my sins have been forgiven
In that beautiful holy space
I have found my hiding place
Around me over me I stand under
Filling my soul with joy and wonder
An umbrella full of love and grace
I have found my hiding place.
j.smith