The image of being pulled to the ground and not being able to move stopped me because I have had my own season of my body simply not cooperating, when what felt like a simple thing became impossible and the gap between who I wanted to be and what I could actually do that day was humbling in ways I was not prepared for. What you wrote about holding both truths at once, the body is good and the body is broken, that is the tension I lived in for a long time. 🤍
"And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Revelation 21:3-5
When the kids and I talk about heaven we often say, "And Daddy will beat you in a race!". My husband has been parallelized for 16 years now. We daily long for our new tent.
"Daddy will beat you in a race." The way you have given your children a picture of heaven that is specific and personal and full of joy, that is one of the most beautiful things I have read in a long time. You are not just teaching them theology. You are teaching them to long for the right thing. 🤍
The image of being pulled to the ground and not being able to move stopped me because I have had my own season of my body simply not cooperating, when what felt like a simple thing became impossible and the gap between who I wanted to be and what I could actually do that day was humbling in ways I was not prepared for. What you wrote about holding both truths at once, the body is good and the body is broken, that is the tension I lived in for a long time. 🤍
It is such a hard tension to live in. Thankful for God’s continued grace in our daily lives.
"And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Revelation 21:3-5
When the kids and I talk about heaven we often say, "And Daddy will beat you in a race!". My husband has been parallelized for 16 years now. We daily long for our new tent.
That’s so beautiful. 🥹
"Daddy will beat you in a race." The way you have given your children a picture of heaven that is specific and personal and full of joy, that is one of the most beautiful things I have read in a long time. You are not just teaching them theology. You are teaching them to long for the right thing. 🤍
Thank you for this sweet encouragement, Joy❤️