Give Me A Glimpse

This is a repost of the song that my friend Heidi Kaether wrote for Knox while he was in the hospital. I has since been recorded on one of her albums. I greatly appreciate all the people that felt our pain and were able to put it to music and poems.

Give Me A Glimpse

He looks like he's sleeping
amid the tentacles and beeping of technology.
Oh, how I wanna be
the one hurt and unmoving in his place
so that he can run and race around.
Let me hold my little boy.
Let me kiss the hurt away.

Lord, give me a glimpse!
Let me see the silver lining.
Give me a glimpse.
Lord, forgive me if it seems I'm whining.
I know everything will work out for our good.
And I don't have to understand.
I know I can trust Your plan.
But if You just could... If You just would,
Won't You give me a glimpse?

He looks like he's sleeping
amid the mourning and the weeping of his family.
Oh how I wanna see
his joy at meeting Jesus face to face.
Let me feel Your peace and grace abound
while You hold my little boy
and kiss every hurt away.

Lord, give me a glimpse!
Let me see the silver lining.
Give me a glimpse.
Lord, forgive me if it seems I'm whining.
I know everything will work out for our good.
And I don't have to understand.
I know I can trust Your plan.
But if You just could... If You just would,
Won't You give me a glimpse?

I never knew that one could hurt this much before.
Any moment he'll come running through that door.
I see his clothes laid on the chair
and his paci over there,
his fingerprints upon my heart and the refrigerator...

Lord, give me a glimpse!
Let me see the silver lining.
Give me a glimpse.
Lord, forgive me if it seems I'm whining.
I know everything will work out for our good.
And I don't have to understand.
I know I can trust Your plan.
But if You just could... If You just would,
Won't You give me a glimpse?

Lord, I know there'll be a day
when I'll watch him run and play
and you'll kiss all my hurts away...
but for now -
Won't You give me a glimpse?

I have gotten a glimpse or two I think. One of those times was recently as I was thinking about a friend of mine that is in the process of adopting a little boy. It has been a very long process that is prayerfully drawing to a close this summer. I was thinking about how long she has been waiting to meet him and was imagining what a joyful day that would be when she would finally see him face to face and take him in her arms. All of a sudden I got a glimpse: a glimpse of my reunion with Knox. He ran into my arms smiling brightly and I'd like to describe what it was like but their are no earthly words for it; just know it was sweet and precious and wonderful and everything else imaginable wrapped up into one little moment. Thank you Lord for that glimpse.