Putting it all together
In this week I've had the opportunity to look at passages which remind me that we have a God who loves us unconditionally. Yes, I already know that, but too often I don't remember that. In my passions to be good to all people, I forget to let myself be loved. One of the most difficult things for me to do is accept the gifts given to me and just say thank you.
Lat night my wife and I sat on the couch and watched a movie. We half watched, half talked, half cuddled, half just enjoyed each other's presence (yes, 4 halves equal 2 people). In the conversation I mentioned needing to pray for a friend who is facing the possible re-occurrence of cancer. This friend is going to take a test today to be sure if has reappeared, but just the thought that the disease may have come back is scaring my friend.
For some reason my wife said to me, "Do you even realize how much people look to you for comfort. You're a good presence in many people's lives and you need to know that." I have to be honest and say that I have never noticed how much of a positive presence I am, or can be, with the the people I touch every day and it made me feel, for lack of a better word, peaceful. It was in that moment I understood that we all need to be the recipient of love just as much as we give it away.
In yesterday's post I mentioned how we need to be the ones who welcome those who are the outsider and the non-citizen. My heart has since moved to the understanding that sometimes we are that child Jesus brought into the midst of his disciples; scared, without understanding of the things around us, innocent, without influences of adult things to cloud our hearts and minds. Sometimes we just need to let God hold us and be reminded we have someone who loves us as well.
Be childlike, be dependent on others for life, and let God hold us. This will be a challenge; one I'm ready to take on - with help of course.
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