Let Go

Having my child in the hospital for weeks and weeks has made certain things stand out that I wouldn't have noticed before. For example, this lyric from Jars of Clay's Good Monsters CD has been really meaningful to me lately.

So, give up the right, to control the waves that empty at your life
Above wild skies, are the rays that break the shadows we design

Give it up, let go. These are things you were never meant to shoulder.
Give it up, Let go...

We simply can't control most of what happens to us. Nor do we understand God's plan; we just see "wild skies." I'd like to think these experiences are teaching us detachment from the world and acceptance of God's will. But that's giving me quite a bit more credit than I deserve.