Keys in the Sand features this song about praising God in difficult circumstances in Chapter 8: Wisdom from Above. I wrote it while living in Chengdu, China. Despite being situated in beautiful Sichuan province, Chengdu can feel like a grey, miserable industrial wasteland. It’s located in a basin surrounded by lush mountains, so clouds get trapped there and block out the sun. In the winter, weeks can pass without even a hint of sunshine. One winter day while out prayer walking I said to God, “This feels like prison!” Then I heard Him whisper to my heart “Your prison is My prism.” The rest of the words came naturally, and the fun alliterative combinations that came together in the process really cheered me up!
