Ellijay First UMC

"What a Friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear—
All because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer."

This hymn, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" (number 526 in The United Methodist Hymnal) has been a source of comfort for many--including its author. Joseph Scriven sent the words of the hymn to his mother while she was sick. He himself soon fell ill and died under strange circumstances. While Scriven published dozens of hymns during his life, this one was not among them. Yet it is now his best known hymn.

Perhaps because of the familiar comfort and invitation to peace it provides?

🙏 What are you feeling led to take to take to God in prayer today?