First, let me say I've really missed writing every morning. These past few weeks have been trying, to be moderate about it. My wife and I have been coming to terms with the eventual passing of one of our pets, a beautiful cat we've had as a constant companion for 15 years. We will miss her, but we also know she is in a place where all of creation is cared for.
As much as our schedules allowed, my wife and I have been spending every waking moment during this time with one another. We both needed comforting, and pulled on each other's strengths as we did our best to get through this time, especially this week, the first week of not having our Muffin with us. We also pulled on the strength of God as we rested in the constant companionship of our Christ.
There were times these past few weeks when I thought to myself, "Who are we, who am I, that God should spend any time listening to me, let alone trying to comfort us." Sometimes, admittedly, I thought God had left me or us altogether. I know I'm not alone in this thought.
Our church hosted a world-renowned theologian and author. Her message and subsequent workshop focused on the glory of the Holy Spirit. She made the point that it's through the Holy Spirit that we are joined as one people, each of us sharing in the image of God's love. She also suggested that the "glory" of God isn't so much about God being powerful and mighty, but that God's glory is about beauty; a shining beauty.
She told a story about a friend who had been going through a difficult time in her life and contemplated suicide, being stopped by a view of the planet Jupiter through the telescope of a complete stranger. "How can I leave such a world that is filled with such grand beauty.", she had been quoted as saying.
With the thought of a shiningly beautiful God who is present throughout the cosmos and the idea that through Christ I am able to share in this beauty, myself being a part of that beauty, I began finding comfort. I began remembering that God's creation is for all to enjoy, and that God's creation doesn't end at the boundaries of this world, this galaxy, or even this universe. I started to remember that God's love never stops - never.
I found myself in a place where I began to doubt myself and my role in this world. Through the people God put around me, I began to once again find myself as a part of the community of God's creation. Even though it might not feel like it sometimes, I am a part of God's creation and always will be. And so are you.
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