strength to learn to live miles, hundreds of miles, thousands of miles

I was thinking about how i need help beyond my own strength to learn to live miles, hundreds of miles, thousands of miles from those we love and hold dear- family , relatives,and friends. How this distance is like a canyon so wide and deep ...i cannot cross at my own doing. I THEN thought about years ago in my spiritual life when i did not have a hope or answers on crossing the canyon that separated me from the One who went before me and made the way. Lastly i thought the solution today remains the same -to live each day in faith to the next great memory and time we have together and also that His grace will sustain us --between the tender ache of the miles. The Grand Canyon is awe inspiring. The layers of rock of the canyon far beneath the earth would not have been visible without the erosion and sculpting. We encounter trials, detours, and change in our lives thinking they are surprises when all along God had a Sovereign plan for our good. He often reveals one season or layer at a time of our lives and uses our lives for his glory.
Each deeper layer reveals more of the preservation and displays a history of careful design.♥

This song from the early 90's came to mind.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0gi71-2Pok

Psalm 65:4-6

English Standard Version (ESV)

⁴  Blessed is the one you choose and bring near,
    to dwell in your courts!
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house,
    the holiness of your temple!

⁵ By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness,
    O God of our salvation,
the hope of all the ends of the earth
    and of the farthest seas;
⁶ the one who by his strength established the mountains,
    being girded with might