Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy goooooooooooooooooooooooodness. There are some days too full for words to describe. I feel like I could fly into a million pieces right now and still not have enough of me to go around to all the things I want to be doing and thinking about. And yet not one of these things is completely satisfying- in the end of the day, being human is so intrinsically unfufilling. Even our relationship with God is muted and far away, in some ways- compared to the ultimate consumation of that relationship in heaven. We barely even know Him now.
It's just downright mistifying, because I'm dying to do something of significance, something that will last beyond the limited life of my body and mind. But in the end of the day, not even that will matter- only Christ will matter. I'm thinking about these things and thinking about the fact that Easter is tomorrow and most of the world is going to be celebrating a holiday they know next to nothing about while they push ever on in their drive for significance. And in the end of the day, I'm glad that everything significant about me has been done by someone else, and that it was done perfectly and completely. I'm such an empty shell in that sense- we all are.
But hum, now that I think about it more, we are also called to a GREAT deal of responsibility when we accept Christ as our Savior. So it's yet another paradox that will constantly be streatching its self in two directions- the call to action off-setting the knowledge that nothing we could possibly do on this earth could really be significant. I guess if it wern't so mysterious, it wouldn't be half so interesting.
There's no way I could add to anything you just said. 5 digs for sure, too much good stuff.
ReplyDeleteThis could be a really epic speech if you had Thr Battle Hymn of the Republic playing in the background. Haha
ReplyDeleteI agree with everything you've said! Right on!
Haha... its hard to think of things to say when I seem to agree with %99.9 of everything you write here anyway.
ReplyDeletegood stuff. :)
Thank you one and all. Battle Hymn of the Republic, eh? I'll keep that in mind next time I need to make an inspiring speech... :-P
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! you redid your entire page! Love it! :)
ReplyDeleteGood post, too. ;)
Could the flip paradox be that EVERYTHING we do has great worth when we do it for Christ's sake - I mean in Proverbs, Solomon says that a man who can control his spirit is he that can take a city. If self-control is better than one of the "greatest" things we can think of - single-handedly conquering a city - than can't doing dishes do more for the Kingdom of God and be of more eternal worth than single-handedly defeating the Health Bill in Congress - IF we do it to the glory of God. May God make us, unworthy servants, worthy of the small and great to which He calls us, and may all the glory be to His name alone. Sola Gloria! Sola Gracia!
ReplyDeleteActually Emilie, it's a new blog altogether. :-) And thanks!
ReplyDeleteYes, Julie, that's exactly what I was trying to say, but you said it much better.
Emilie......it's time for a new post dear!
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