I have been thinking a lot about the New Heaven and the New Earth, about the Resurrection, and the wonder surrounding all of that. Pondering Paul's words, and the little bit that scripture tells us, and who knows what that even means, (God, alone, of course)? Holding on for dear life to the reality that to be absent from the body is to present with the Lord, and that is better by far. I am holding on in a way I have never had to before. I am convinced, and must be, that this is the "dream" we will wake up from one day. That death is swallowed up by life. That we are in the perishable, and it, WE, will be resurrected imperishable. I've been reading a lot about suffering (after watching it helplessly for so long, and experiencing it in different ways along side of Bill), walking through my own and what it means in the life of a believer. I'm holding on to the Living Hope, and making peace as well as I can with what things are in the here and now versus what they will be when the kingdom, and the King, arrive in fullness. May you be encouraged, and may you know the Hope to which you are called. Read The Last Battle (CS Lewis, Chronicles of Narnia, or read the whole series!) for a beautiful imagining of what it might be like, the new body and the new Earth. I'm praying for all good things, and for the Lord's nearness to you. And thank you for writing, "The distance between souls can not be measured by the distance between bodies." I am understanding the fellowship of the saints in a new way, and experiencing it. If we are all in Christ, and He is in us, then we are attached in some ways we cannot possibly understand. I am immeasurably thankful for that. Much love to you my brother. I look forward to seeing you in a day when we are all more than we have ever been before. -- erin
I have been thinking a lot about the New Heaven and the New Earth, about the Resurrection, and the wonder surrounding all of that. Pondering Paul's words, and the little bit that scripture tells us, and who knows what that even means, (God, alone, of course)? Holding on for dear life to the reality that to be absent from the body is to present with the Lord, and that is better by far. I am holding on in a way I have never had to before. I am convinced, and must be, that this is the "dream" we will wake up from one day. That death is swallowed up by life. That we are in the perishable, and it, WE, will be resurrected imperishable. I've been reading a lot about suffering (after watching it helplessly for so long, and experiencing it in different ways along side of Bill), walking through my own and what it means in the life of a believer. I'm holding on to the Living Hope, and making peace as well as I can with what things are in the here and now versus what they will be when the kingdom, and the King, arrive in fullness. May you be encouraged, and may you know the Hope to which you are called. Read The Last Battle (CS Lewis, Chronicles of Narnia, or read the whole series!) for a beautiful imagining of what it might be like, the new body and the new Earth. I'm praying for all good things, and for the Lord's nearness to you. And thank you for writing, "The distance between souls can not be measured by the distance between bodies." I am understanding the fellowship of the saints in a new way, and experiencing it. If we are all in Christ, and He is in us, then we are attached in some ways we cannot possibly understand. I am immeasurably thankful for that. Much love to you my brother. I look forward to seeing you in a day when we are all more than we have ever been before. -- erin
ReplyDeleteThank you for such a thoughtful response. I can appreciate what you've been through and what you're still going through.
DeleteThank you. That means a lot to me. <3
DeleteP.S. Bill will want to meet you finally. He often scrolled my facebook and always laughed at your posts. And identified with you.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry we never met. I would have loved to meet the man that could capture your heart. He must have been special indeed.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you and yours.