I really haven't felt like posting much lately. Yesterday Van, Becky and I went to Lake Erie for a needed distraction and a change of scenery. The weather was good, a bit hot, but good.
I'm still going through my mini-crisis of faith, which happens EVERY time I lose someone close. I usually need reassurance from others and I often read some type of Christian apologetic resource to bolster my faith. I've started reading a book by William Lane Craig, who is one of the best defenders of the faith out there. It's a bit of a heavy read....Craig delves into the thoughts of the great philosophers (Sartre, Kierkegaard, John Locke, etc.). He also employs the use of probability calculus, inductive and deductive logic and other methods of reasoning to show that the Christ of the Bible is who He says He is. I am enjoying it immensely. If you are unsure of Christianity or would like to have some "meat" to back up your faith to others, I recommend this book. You can also visit Dr. Craig's website by clicking on this link: Reasonable Faith or read more info about the book at this link: Reasonable Faith Tools.
These past days I've been thinking a lot about heaven. A song by Mercy Me, a Christian group, has lyrics that always get to me. The song is called "Homesick."
You’re in a better place, I’ve heard a thousand times
And at least a thousand times I’ve rejoiced for you
But the reason why I’m broken the reason why I cry
Is how long must I wait to be with you
I close my eyes and I see your face
If home’s where my heart is then I’m out of place
Lord won’t you give me strength to make it through somehow
I‘ve never been more homesick than now
Help me Lord because I don’t understand Your ways
The reason why I wonder if I’ll ever know
But even if You showed me the hurt would be the same
Because I’m still here so far away from home
In Christ there are no goodbyes
In Christ there is no end
So I’ll hold onto Jesus with all that I have
To see you again
Written by MercyMe and Peter Kipley
©2004 Simpleville Music (ASCAP), Wet As A Fish Music (ASCAP) and Wordspring Music / Songs From The Indigo Room (SESAC)
2 comments:
What a great song! But I agree with you that even when we know we'll see a loved one again, it doesn't automatically convert to happy smiles here...there is a huge, gaping hole where they used to be in our lives. It does feel empty and sad.
More prayers for you tonight.
PS. Tomorrow is the 23rd anniversary of my mom's move to heaven, and don't you know there have been a million times I wish she had been given more years here with us.
"For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory..." 2 Cor. 4:17
I read once that the reason "you can never go home again;" the reason going back home is always a let down of a sort; is that our longing to go 'home again' is really that longing to be in heaven.
The homes we go back to here on earth are always missing something, missing someone, for sure missing the innocence and simplicity we conveniently, though in error, recall.
We really are 'homesick' - we just need to remember that the home we pine for is the city not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
love you guys,
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