There are moments in life when words fail. When the grief is too heavy, the doubt too loud, or the darkness too thick to see through. The truth is, on any given Sunday, the people sitting in church pews or scrolling through worship streams are carrying things nobody else can see. Fear. Grief. Anxiety. Doubt. Loss. The kind of weight that doesn’t lift just because the music is upbeat.
From the Psalms of David to the gospel songs pouring out all over the world. Music has always one of the vehicles that God uses to carry people through suffering and different challenges reminding them, in melody and lyric, that their hope in Christ remains secure even when nothing else feels certain.
A 15-Year-Old’s Grief, and His Father’s Song
At the age of 15, Sarie Audu found hope in his dad’s music after Fulani Islamic extremists killed his father in Plateau State, Nigeria, on May 25, 2021. His father, Bulus Mangwa, was a devoted member of the Evangelical Church Winning All and a talented gospel songwriter.
After the tragedy, it was his father’s own music that became Sarie’s anchor. “He taught me to write songs and said music can heal the heart,” Audu recalled. “One of his songs, ‘God Will Wipe Our Tears,’ has carried me through tough times. It reminds me that even in loss, God gives us hope for a brighter future.”
Inspired by his father’s legacy, Audu began using music not only as a personal outlet but as a way to uplift others. “My songs empower fellow believers, especially those grieving,” he said. “I want to spread hope through my music and reach people around the world.”
Music has always been one of God’s most consistent tools for sustaining His people through hard times. It was true for David writing Psalms from a cave. It was true for believers singing hymns in prison cells. It is true for a teenage boy in Plateau State finding his father’s voice in a song after the worst moment of his life.
Because God has never stopped using melody and lyric to carry people through what words alone cannot hold. Whatever season you find yourself in, music remains one of the ways He meets you there. The song finds you. And behind the song, is the God who sent it.
