Friendly Reminder

Dearest friends and family who love and follow Jesus,

This post is just a friendly reminder that our life here on earth is short.  And our understanding and experience of the LIFE Jesus came to give us is partial and incomplete.

The most beautiful places we've ever seen and the very best moments of triumph or connection we've experienced here are only a  sneak preview of the joy and beauty that await us...

We really don't think about this enough.  The hope of life in heaven is supposed to sustain us and anchor our souls through all the hard things we face here!  Here are a few pictures to encourage us to pause and remember...

...the awe-inspiring beauty, epic cuteness, adorable playfulness, delicious foods, amazing books, transcendent music, unbreakable connections, freedom, peace, creativity, parties, laughter, renewed youth, fun, and love that await us there!!  This hope is real, "firm and secure."  And even without knowing all the details (God loves to surprise us), we know we cannot outdream God, so it's worth dreaming about all that we might see and do and become there!  Someday, all of creation will join us in our resurrected bodies in what the Bible calls "glorious freedom from death and decay" at "the restoration of all things!"  Yes, please to  every bit of that!!  No more wrestling with sin and evil.  No more grief and loss and saying hard goodbyes!  Yes to grand reunions with friends and family and animals we've known and loved here, and yes to meeting and forming new friendships with people and animals we haven't met yet (or animals that haven't been safe enough to approach here).  Yes to restored youth and health and beauty in vibrant bodies that won't decay or grow old.  And yes to seeing Jesus face to face... listening to Him, laughing with Him, and learning from Him directly!  

The Kingdom of Christ is coming, friends.  Set your hope there and find joy in that promise today!!

Song of the Week = Hymn of Heaven by Phil Wickham ❤

May God arise and may Jesus come quickly!

May we keep watch and be ready,
for we don't know the day or the hour of our Lord's return!