**this has been wrecking me recently... an idea and topic that I can't seem to shake...**
Death is lurking.
Death is lurking.
Actually, its not even lurking.... It is very, very present. I see it daily.
Eating away at the children I care for. Consuming their bodies, destroying their will, their livelihood.
War rages. People steal the lives of others for things as inconsequential as money and fame.
The earth groans. Shakes. Splits open. Millions of lives stopped in their tracks, changed forever.
We face death daily. And we say that "they were taken too early" or "he was too young." We call it a tragedy, or a catastrophe, as though we are surprised by Death's appearance and affect on our lives.
We are a dying people. We were born, for our life to only end.
That's it. The most basic truth. All that lives, dies.
And yet, we are given a Life.
Not just a fleeting, bland, boring life. A Life abundant.
A Life full of beauty. LOVE. smiles. passion. excitement. adventure. sadness. pain. joy.
None of which we deserve. None of which I deserve.
In my depravity, He still persues me. He still desires to know me in an intimate, personal way. He makes my soul alive with victory. He overwhelms me with His faithfulness.
He is so surprising. That though I never asked for it and I don't deserve it, He pours this beauty out on us. Allows us to encounter Him and his creation. Allows us to be changed...
He gave me a story, and is active in my story. My story is valuable to Him. He moves and works in my story, proving His Love for me.
He is good and His Love endures.
(images from www.weheartit.com)
Eating away at the children I care for. Consuming their bodies, destroying their will, their livelihood.
War rages. People steal the lives of others for things as inconsequential as money and fame.
The earth groans. Shakes. Splits open. Millions of lives stopped in their tracks, changed forever.
We face death daily. And we say that "they were taken too early" or "he was too young." We call it a tragedy, or a catastrophe, as though we are surprised by Death's appearance and affect on our lives.
We are a dying people. We were born, for our life to only end.
That's it. The most basic truth. All that lives, dies.
And yet, we are given a Life.
Not just a fleeting, bland, boring life. A Life abundant.
A Life full of beauty. LOVE. smiles. passion. excitement. adventure. sadness. pain. joy.
None of which we deserve. None of which I deserve.
In my depravity, He still persues me. He still desires to know me in an intimate, personal way. He makes my soul alive with victory. He overwhelms me with His faithfulness.
He is so surprising. That though I never asked for it and I don't deserve it, He pours this beauty out on us. Allows us to encounter Him and his creation. Allows us to be changed...
He gave me a story, and is active in my story. My story is valuable to Him. He moves and works in my story, proving His Love for me.
He is good and His Love endures.(images from www.weheartit.com)
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