Today’s hymn focus will be

In The Garden

John 20:14 (NASB95)                  

“When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus.”

One day, in Sunday school, the children were asked if they knew God’s name. One little boy raised his hand to say, “I do! It’s Andy!” The teacher said, “Why do you say that?” to which he replied, “We sang it last week in church…Andy walks with me, Andy talks with me…” Oh, the imagination of a child!

But this hymn came to C. Austin Miles in March of 1912 as he was meditating on his favorite chapter of the Book of John, chapter 20. He said that as he was staring at the wall, his hand on his Bible, his mind took him to the entrance of a beautiful garden, picturing Mary standing there at the tomb of Jesus when Jesus appeared to her. Under the inspiration of this vision, he quickly wrote the words and later that evening, he composed the music.

And He walks with me, and He talks with me, And He tells me I am His own

And the joy we share as we tarry there, none other has ever known.

We need to wake up to the realization that Jesus promised to never leave us nor forsake us. This is why we know we can come to that place of peace and quiet to spend some time of communion each day with Him and be renewed in our love and strength.

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In the Garden