That's Right!

Julia picked up a phrase from me: "That's right!" It felt like her version of saying "Amen!" It was an affirmation of truth and goodness.

I went to her grave on Monday and found myself singing, "He's got the whole world in his hands." I used to sing that with Julia as a way to trust Jesus with the people in my life. We'd sing "He's got Julia Marie in his hands" and "He's got Mommy and Daddy in his hands" and then we'd go down our list of family members and friends.

This time, as I sang it again, I sang it cautiously. Do you really have Julia in your hands? Can I really trust you with her? But I also felt something shifting inside of me. I wanted to trust Jesus. It feels so much lighter when I trust Jesus. I want to believe he's got Julia and her little sister and me and Mike -- and the whole world -- in his hands.

Before I could talk myself out of that yearning to trust, I heard Julia's voice saying, "That's right!" That's right Mommy. You are in his hands. So am I. Keep singing.

What was the last thing that you sensed was true and right and good? How do you need to say "That's right!" to that truth?

Video of Julia saying "That's right!"

Video above: About 17 seconds in, Julia says "That's right!" to Grandpa's comment that she was "spinning."