It’s spring. I am feeling for times in the past, the times of peace, of walks with my wife, of experiences – pictures in my mind of special times. And while I yearn for family it has always been these times with her that have created the best memories for me. The few places we have been together, the importance of time alone, the planning of the future. It’s hard for me, with the current turmoil in the world, to again experience moments like these.
Yet I know You are always with me, with us; you have walked with us, together, for many, many years. I cannot conceive of a life without both. My life seems here, and not elsewhere – yet I do not know what that might look like going forward. It’s not that we are not open to exploration but more of holding a bit longer to where we have been; these are my memories. Am I ready to make new ones? What am I feeling?
Perhaps you are feeling what I have been feeling within all the moments of your life. Have I watched you move closer to Me through the struggles of finding your life’s footing? All of your church experiences, finding a place within your work, the financial difficulties, and personal sacrifices that deep within set a character going forward, the place of relevance within this world that seemingly have left the good times in the past – all have shaped you for your current experience with Me now.
You feel the weight of your life – from the difficulties of childhood, the aloneness of early adulthood, the drifting through school and work, the struggle for meaning. And yet, here we are: you have found a creative purpose in your work, an understanding of prosperity deep within, relevance in a walk with Me, the place of hearing My words just for you.
We have moved through your life together, moving to this moment of understanding between us – moments of connection, a bond of love between us within all your relationships. It is a complete sense of belonging, a place we now call home.
All is with Me – the memories are wrapped within, and seen from now touch your heart with meaning. The memories we make together moving forward will be the same for you, and will bring your heart closer to Mine. The rooms we will travel together will be wondrous, joyful, never ending. This is you, now belonging to Me, as always.
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