Today we find ourselves in uncertain times. And in this it's easy to get weighed down by the fear and anxiety of what might happen. I wrote this song in a moment like this, when I was crippled with anxiety, when I couldn't speak or breathe. I was at work in Wellington, NZ in 2013 when a large earthquake hit. The building shook violently in all directions. Glass windows became liquid. Nowhere felt safe. I was terrified. People around me were terrified. Time stopped and everything fell silent. The one thing I could do was talk to God. Immediately in that moment I felt a rush of calm and peace. The anxiety was still there and I was still sitting in the uncertainty. But, the comfort in knowing I could let God carry that weight was extraordinary.
There's a certain peace that comes
with a little faith and some understanding
it is a well that I
have learned to draw from in my life
When I feel the fear in my bones
and it wants to take control
there's a little voice in my soul
showing me the reasons to be still
I remember well that day
the day when the earth was shaking
thrown down on my knees
while my world tumbled and swayed
with nothing I could do myself
I said all that I could say
when I returned
the tremors would not still
Many other times in my life
when my world is right way round
then my core it starts shaking
all through me
over me
There's a certain peace that comes
with a little faith and some understanding
it is a well that I
have learned to draw from in my life
When I feel the fear in my bones
and it wants to take control
there's a little voice in my soul
showing me the reasons to be still