I've been thinking and praying about what to write about today. I'm learning a lot during this Lenten season, but I'm having a hard time putting purposeful words down.
So I'd like to share with you a beautiful moment from this morning. I heard from a pastor that I haven't spoken to in years. I owe so much to this former mentor -- his wisdom, intuition, and honesty. He shaped and encouraged me in more ways than I can count, and in more ways than he knows. His email was brief and kind -- but signed with, "Heaven soon."
Heaven soon.
Even seeing it now -- hours later, out of context, and typed out by my own hands -- I feel a wave of emotion and gratitude. Soon, the wholeness and the intimacy we were designed for. Soon, new eyes to see and new ears to hear. Soon, hearts made new and right. Soon, every fleeting whisper of eternity we have been chasing in this world will burst forth into glorious song. Soon, heaven.
These words were like a sweet balm for me this morning -- filling me with hope and courage to move forward into the world with love.
"If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this." - C.S. Lewis
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