And then the moon came out…
March 11, 2009
pwnickydesu
“Beauty and affliction are the only two things that can pierce our hearts.” - Simon Weil
“Because this is so true, we must have a measure of beauty in our lives proportionate to our affliction … No, more, much more. Is not this God’s prescription for us? Just take a look around. The sights and sounds, the aromas and sensations – the world is overflowing with beauty. God seems to be rather enamored with it. Gloriously wasteful. Apparently, He feels that there ought to be plenty of it in our lives.
Our experience of beauty transcends our ability to speak about it, for its magic lies beyond the power of words.
Beauty … heals, stirs us, moves and inspires. Lift any obstacle you may have to filling your life with greater and greater amounts of beauty.
Beauty is the closest thing we have to fullness without “possessing” on this side of eternity. Perhaps that is why it is so healing - beauty is pure gift.”
John Eldredge
A Father’s Gift
Tonight, I was walking home and feeling kinda sad…I didn’t know why and I knew that I didn’t know, so wasn’t seeking a reason behind the season. Pretty much because, being a woman, I know how fickle our emotions can be and knew that there was no real cause, other than the cycle of emotion that humans are prone to being caught up in.
So, knowing all this, I was trying to simply say, “NO!” to that sadness.
Listening to Christian music on my MP3 player, I was focusing my energies on thinking about Jesus and His goodness.
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things.” (Philippians 4:8)
Still struggling, my eyes suddenly turned upward, towards the night sky, and I was struck by the beautiful deep blue colour of the heavens by night.
God often shows His beauty to me through the sky and I feel that this is His way of romancing me, knowing how much I appreciate, and adore, this aspect of His creation.
Looking at the sky tonight, my eyes searched for the luminescent moon, a sight that never fails to speak into my heart how deep God’s beauty is. I couldn’t see it, and then realised that it was hidden by clouds.
At that moment….a thought came to me out of nowhere…or from somewhere (dare you to believe it was from above!): “Just because you can’t see God, it doesn’t mean He isn’t there.”
On the contrary, throughout His Word, He promises time and time again that He is always with us and will never leave us. (Joshua 1:5)
Thinking about this, and listening to a favourite song of mine, “In You,” I focused on the lyrics as I gazed up at the sky:
“So close I believe,
you’re holding me now,
in your arms I belong,
you’ll never let me go…”
I walked on a little further, and after a minute or two, I realised that my heart felt light and that God’s peace was upon me. At that same moment, I looked up…
And there above me shone the moon, in all of its brilliant glory, pale yellow, yet shining so bright, a beacon of God’s love.
And a Scripture came into my heart at that moment:
“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” (John 14:18)
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Josty |
March 12, 2009 at 8:41 am
A great way to share how giving our father is and that He is always there, if we are out to find Him. You are blessed indeed and we miss you. Love you heaps.