TEXAS STRONG, HEARTS BROKE: 💔 As floodwaters rose, so did the sorrow. Entire communities in the Texas Hill Country now stand in silence — churches submerged, homes swept away, families shattered. 129 lives lost, 170 still missing, and behind every number… a name, a face, a story.
In times like these, when words fail and tears fall faster than rain, we turn to what holds us together: faith, love, and music.
And no song captures this moment more tenderly than Vince Gill’s timeless ballad, “Go Rest High On That Mountain.”
“There’s a place up yonder for the innocent to go…”
Originally written in the shadow of personal grief, Vince’s voice now echoes across a grieving state — giving comfort to the families who never got to say goodbye, and strength to those still holding on to hope.
In shelters and makeshift vigils, in quiet car rides and tearful reunions, this song is being played like a prayer. A reminder that even when the waters rise, heaven is never far.
“You weren’t afraid to face the devil… you were no stranger to the rain.”
That line could be written for the people of Texas — tough, resilient, faithful. The kind of people who show up barefoot in floodwaters with casseroles and open arms. Who weep for strangers and rebuild for neighbors. Who believe that even in death, love never leaves the room.
Across Liberty Hill, Marble Falls, Burnet, and beyond, crosses are being placed on riverbanks. Flowers are floating downstream with names whispered into the current. And in the background, Vince Gill’s voice reminds us that the mountain isn’t the end — it’s the beginning.
To the ones we’ve lost:
We see you.
We grieve you.
We carry you.
And to the ones left behind:
You are not alone.
“Go rest high on that mountain… Son, your work on earth is done.”
And for those still here — our work is just beginning: to comfort, to rebuild, and to believe that somehow, someday, joy will return to these valleys.