Johnny Cash was remarried in 1968, to country music star June Carter. Music had brought them into each other’s lives, and what cemented their bond now was their interest in exploring and nourishing their mutual Christian faith. Johnny and June had long discussions about Jesus and His teachings. They attended a Baptist church in Hendersonville between tours, and Johnny delved into spiritual matters more than ever.
“The times I was so down and out of it were also the times I felt the presence of God,” he told an interviewer. “I felt that presence, that positive power saying to me, ‘I’m still here, Cash, to draw on whenever you’re ready to straighten up and come back to the life.’”
Johnny was tuned in spiritually now instead of having his mind dulled and his heart hard due to bad decisions fueled by drugs.
The Bible tells the story about the Prophet Elijah who had been discouraged and had found a cave to hide in. It was not unlike Johnny’s experience.
And there the prophet heard the “still, small voice” of God (1 Kings 19).
Johnny was hearing that voice now and wanted to do what the Lord directed him to do. It was a new day for John R. Cash.
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