Rock of Ages

Some of you may be familiar with this old hymn. I grew up singing it at the Baptist church while my grandmother played the piano.
"Rock of Ages cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee;
Let the water and the blood, from thy wounded side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure, save from wrath and make me pure.

While I draw this fleeting breath, when mine eyes shall close in death,
When I rise to worlds unknown, and behold Thee on Thy throne,
Rock of Ages cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee."

These are verses #1 and #3. Some of the words are definitely not modern and kind of mysterious but the phrase I'm most drawn to this day is "...let me hide myself in Thee".

After reading the news and pondering the future of the American economy plus the anxiety of the pending presidential election, I really want to hide somewhere and just cover my head 'til it all blows over. My money won't buy what it used to, my job doesn't pay what it needs to, my retirement account is heading in the wrong direction and the future looks bleak. I'm old enough to remember how things were when Jimmy Carter was president. Believe me, it was terrible. Many of these young voters that are swayed by the current Democrat's charisma don't have a clue how a liberal government will truly affect them and their jobs. They think money's tight now, just wait. I can remember car loans with interest rates at 15-17%! Thank you Jimmy Carter!

Enough about politics, but that's why I want to hide somewhere and pray it all blows over. Nothing is safe except the Rock of Ages. So that's what I'll continue to cling to because I know it won't move or shift out from under me.

Have a blessed day!