Finding Gratitude in Adversity: A Reflection on Laura Story’s “Blessings” (Live)

“Laura Story’s song ‘Blessings’ was inspired by a deeply personal journey of faith and struggle. The story behind the song revolves around Laura Story’s own experience with her husband Martin, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor early in their marriage.

Martin’s diagnosis came as a shock to the couple, as they were just beginning their life together. They had dreams and plans for the future, but suddenly, everything was thrown into uncertainty. As they navigated through the challenges of Martin’s illness, Laura found herself grappling with questions of faith and understanding.

During this difficult time, Laura wrestled with the concept of blessings. She questioned how something as devastating as Martin’s illness could be considered a blessing. Yet, through their journey, Laura and Martin discovered unexpected blessings in the midst of their struggles.

The song ‘Blessings’ reflects Laura’s journey of faith and her realization that blessings don’t always come in the form of answered prayers or easy circumstances. Sometimes, blessings are found in the midst of pain and suffering, in the lessons learned, the growth experienced, and the deeper intimacy with God that emerges.

The lyrics of the song capture the raw emotions and honest wrestling with faith that Laura experienced during this time. They express the tension between longing for relief from suffering and recognizing the beauty that can be found within it.

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‘Blessings’ struck a chord with many listeners who have faced similar challenges and struggles in their own lives. It became an anthem of hope and encouragement, reminding listeners that even in the darkest moments, there is still reason to believe in the goodness of God and the presence of blessings, albeit sometimes in unexpected forms.”

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Lyrics
We pray for blessings
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
And all the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love is way too much to give us lesser things
'Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops?
What if Your healing comes through tears?
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You're near?
And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise?
We pray for wisdom
Your voice to hear
And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
And all the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe
'Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops?
What if Your healing comes through tears?
And what if the thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You're near?
And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise?
When friends betray us
And when darkness seems to win
We know that pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home
It's not our home
'Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops?
What if Your healing comes through tears?
And what if the thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You're near?
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can't satisfy
And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise?