Beauty Through the Pain

The bandages were stained again, Another long and sleepless night, The doctors said the treatment worked, But victory didn't feel in sight.

She cleaned the wounds and changed the dressings, Fought back tears she couldn't explain, Prayed, "Lord, I know You're somewhere in this, But all I see today is pain."

The road was long, Her faith was thin, The storm clouds gathered once again.

But there's beauty through the pain, Mercy falling with the rain, Little reminders Heaven sees us When we're barely hanging on. God sends grace through ordinary people, Right when hope seems far away, Story after story, Of His glory, Finding beauty through the pain.

She stopped for gas on empty, Running low in every way, A Christian song came drifting softly From a pickup parked away.

A stranger asked, "You doing okay?" And suddenly the dam broke free, The cancer, fear, infected scars, The burden she could barely speak.

He listened as the tears kept falling, Then asked her gently, "Can I pray?" Right there beside the gas pumps, He bowed his head that day.

The road was long, Her faith was thin, The storm clouds gathered once again.

And there's beauty through the pain, Mercy falling with the rain, Little reminders Heaven sees us When we're barely hanging on. God sends grace through ordinary people, Right when hope seems far away, Story after story, Of His glory, Finding beauty through the pain.

Then she asked him, "Are you local?" He smiled and told her where he stayed, A pastor from her hometown area, Who knew a friend from younger days.

What are the odds of that connection? What are the chances they'd both meet? But God has ways of drawing circles Where broken roads and blessings meet.

The road was long, Her faith was thin, The storm clouds gathered once again.

There's beauty through the pain, Though the tears still fall like rain, Every scar and every struggle Held within His faithful hands. God sends angels dressed like neighbors, Walking out His perfect plan, Story after story, Of His glory, Leading us through suffering.

There's beauty through the pain, Beauty through the pain, And sometimes in the darkest valleys That's where we learn His name.