Marilyn's Musings
January 20, 2026
Put your hand in the hand
Of the man who calmed the sea
Take a look at yourself and
A you can look at others differently
By puttin' your hand in the hand
Of the man from-a Galilee
Every time I look into the Holy Book
I want to tremble
When I read about the part
Where a carpenter cleared the temple
For the buyers and the sellers were
No different fellas than what I profess to be
And it causes me shame to know
I'm not the gal that I should be
Put your hand in the hand
Of the man who calmed the sea
Take a look at yourself and
A you can look at others differently
I had to start my musing with this song this week. I haven’t been able to stop singing and humming it since Pastor Debbie started her sermon with it on Sunday. It says so much in an upbeat song (yes, I was clapping my hands on Sunday, softly and singing along, that was me). It has made me think about the person I think I appear to be and the person I really am. I am not perfect, no one is, but could I be a better person? Definitely! Unfortunately, I do have to admit that. In what way (s), you may ask? I could “clean out my mind” of bad feelings, negative thoughts and put back in the ways I can be thankful. I could take a moment when someone says something I don’t like – just a moment to think about where it is coming from and maybe react with patience and kindness instead of disagreeing right away. As Pastor talked about there is much “cleaning” to be done as we continue our faith journey. Let’s all do our “heart cleaning” (I’d like to call it) and start the new year being the person that we want to be seen being. Loving God and living our lives the way He wants us to. If you weren’t in church on Sunday, check out the sermon virtually, I guarantee you will be singing along with the song and really thinking about it.
This song was written by a singing group by the name of “Ocean”. When I did some research on it, I found it was meant to explore themes of faith, self-reflection and moral accountability. The lyrics encourage listeners to seek guidance from a higher power symbolized by putting your hand in the hand of Jesus. Take a minute and imagine feeling your hand in His. There are now words to describe it. By thinking about putting your hand in His, invites a very personal connection with faith, showing us the transformative power of belief and how important it is to do some self-examination (which is what I am in the process of doing). The song also shows us there is always the hope for spiritual renewal.
As I close my musing this week, I’d like to add a personal note. We celebrated my sisters 80th birthday Sunday after church. My sister has always been by my side all my life, she has supported me during my ups and downs but one thing she has never stopped doing is encouraging me to live my faith and never stop believing in the power of prayer. So – here is a persona note for Karen – Happy 80th Birthday, Sis…I love you!
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I think you all know what we are singing this week…..one more time…..”Put Your Hand in the Hand”
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