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Blessed

Olive Boettcher — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:07 +0000

I went through a time in my life when I felt like I was grieving a lot. So when I read in the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 that those who grieve are blessed, it made me wonder what that blessing would be.

I think one of the blessings we get is His presence with us in a stronger way, if we allow Him to comfort us in the grieving.

He gives us the grace and strength to endure things we normally would not be able to, and when we look to Him to guide us through, He never fails us.

This song came to me many years ago, and I was blessed to have my 3 adult children take part with me in this rendition.

It isn’t a normal human tendency to go through difficult things without questioning or complaining. But if we allow Jesus to teach us through the hard times, we can indeed rejoice. Why? Because He is the one who gives us the strength to withstand anything that comes to try to defeat us.

Seek Him and His peace through life’s trials and tribulations. As you do so, He will guide you through.

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Do Not Fear

Olive Boettcher — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:04:44 +0000

When I was a young mother of three children under the age of three, I was diagnosed with Lupus. Jesus became my sounding board as I poured out my fears to Him. I was directed to memorize scripture, which would bring healing to me. My memory was not good in those days, so Jesus told me to put the scriptures to music. I wrote many songs this way and found that indeed, it was easier to memorize the verses when set to music.

This particular one, Do Not Fear, was instrumental in bringing me God’s peace whenever fear would hit me. I spent many hours playing and singing the scriptures.

So how did I choose the scriptures to put to music, you might ask? As I would read the Bible, sometimes special verses would minister to me. I didn’t want to lose the peace the verses had given me, so those became my songs.

I’m not a professional songwriter/singer, but my prayer for you is that the words of this song will minister to you.

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My Soul Wait in Silence

Olive Boettcher — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:40:19 +0000

In the early days after I was diagnosed with Lupus, my soul was in turmoil. How could I have an incurable disease? What would happen to my children when I died? They were all still so small! I cried out to God for comfort and help in the fear drowning me and He said I should memorize scripture, and His Word would bring healing. So I began to write songs from the scriptures I found gave me hope in the darkness. My Soul Wait in Silence is one of those songs. As I sang it, it helped me to focus my eyes on Jesus, instead of what was happening to my body. My prayer is that you too will be given hope as you listen to this song.

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