May My Heart See...

God is above all.    Above the heavens and the earth.   Above all powers, dominions, and kingdoms.   The beginning and the end.   He is all-knowing, all-encompassing.   He is everything – ALL.   PERIOD. 2 Cor 8:9:   And “God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. Ephesians 1: 22-23:     And God placed all things under His feet and appointed Him to be head over every thing for the church, which is His body, the full ness of Him, who fills every thing in every way. All I need.   No matter if I am at the lowest point in my life or at the top of the world, He (Jesus) is ALL.   I think by now you get my drift – but the real question is, how?   Not how can God be all but how can I believe it, know it in my heart and live by it?   St. Patrick said , “ Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me. ”

In this world of IPODS, microchips, and ultrasounds, can I ask:   what amazes you?   What excites you, truly?   Is it creation or something creat ed ?   Are we so inundated with technology that NOTHING amazes us anymore?   If you try and recall some of the miracles Jesus did that are recited in the Bible, do they amaze you?   Or are they just “stories” we have read and really don’t think much about?   I mean, we’ve got the healing of the woman who bled continually or the feeding of the 5,000 with one boy’s lunch.   Or how about when Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law or raised the only son of the widow and Lazarus from the dead?    There’s also the healing of the lepers and the crippled and the blind. WOW - that’s some amazing stuff !!!!   I guess what even seems MORE amazing is when you group them all together like that (and that’s not all of the miracles either) and remind ourselves that He did them while He was on earth for only a few years.   Yep, truly amazing!

He is risen indeed!  Alleluia! Happy Easter!  The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.  He is not here; He has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.  Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ Now I have told you.” MATTHEW 28

Today, was a “woundful” day – a day full of wounds.   My husband lost his father to cancer.   My heart aches.   It aches for my boys who will never go canoeing with their grandfather again or hear his corny jokes.   It aches for my grandchildren who will probably not remember their great grandfather at all but most importantly, it aches for my husband, who lost his parent, his mentor, his dad. The “wound” in my heart, however, is not deep.   For you see, HOPE has covered it up.   Hope has bandaged my heart in that yes, it hurts that I will not EVER see Dad again here on earth - I  KNOW that he is now in the presence of His Savior with a new body and a new mind – that he isn’t confused anymore or anxious.   He is now perfect in every way, living in a perfect place – that covers my heart with HOPE everlasting! I understand that “wounds” help – they teach, and mold.   They help us remember.   They change us, grow us.   Sometimes very precious and powerful things can only b