Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. (John
6:68)
Think of all the people, places,
groups, ideologies, systems of thought, philosophies, movements, causes, gurus,
demagogues, private notions, suggestions by others, and so on. Think of what
they offer to you. Think of what they have to say. Has anyone, anywhere, spoken to you the way
Jesus Christ has spoken to you, has spoken to us, has spoken to the world?
Does anyone else offer the words
of eternal life, or even believe that there is such a thing. And I’m not
talking about some cloudy notion that we “live on” in the hearts and minds of
those who love us, or that we become absorbed in some great conglomeration of
ghostly souls and spirits. I’m talking about actual words of eternal life. You
will live forever. You will never die.
Has anyone else prayed for you
in such a way: “Father, I desire that
those . . . whom you have given me may be with me where I am, to see my glory,
which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the
world?” (John 17:24)
So I ask you this: if He is the
only one, then what holds you back from giving yourself completely to His care
and His love, and stop worrying about the future, or about the trivial things
in life that steal so much spiritual energy from us?
Simply rest in the NOW. Know now
that He is getting you ready for life without end, and that this reality is
more beautiful, more hopeful, more powerful than any other “reality” we might
hang on to.
I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the
world to come. (The Nicene Creed).
Believe in Him. Follow Him, even
when the way He indicates for us to travel is mysterious and difficult. Even
then.
God bless you.
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