I first of all want to shout out to a friend who's going through a really rough time right now. Losing someone very dear. I am totally at a loss to know how to reach out, but I want them to know they are heavy on my heart, constantly on my mind, and always in my prayers. Sorry seem so insufficient, but I am truly sorry for your pain.
It is sad that things—lives, days, experiences—must come to an end. But this world is temporary and transitory at best. There is a reason we're called a breath, a vapor, a shadow. But each of us has that desire for permanence, stability, complete safety. I think that's the longing that God has planted in every human for Himself, and for eternity. Only in Him will all those needs be met. And when we finally do get Home; WOW. I can't imagine what it will feel like to never have to say another good-bye. To never feel alone or lost again. To feel for once and for all that true sense of HOME. Belonging. Fitting. Never to lose it again.
I was thinking yesterday (but was simply too tired to articulate it) that that is one reason my cat gives me joy. I can not protect the people I love from pain. Each of us must jump out into life, face it head on, take the bruises and shocks it gives us. We simply don't have a choice. But for my kitty, I can do my best to make a totally secure, safe environment. When I watch her sleep in complete security or play with utter abandon, not really knowing fear or danger, it almost feels like we've returned to Eden. Paradise. For a few moments I come close to touching the innocence of that perfect time and place.
And don't each of our hearts ache for that?
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