I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, Because
I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith,
so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ.
Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother,
have refreshed the hearts of the saints. Philemon 1: 4-7
This past weekend, I had a taste of what I know in my heart Our God has in mind for us as his creation, a taste of something good. My beautiful family, Oh how rich I feel after being in fellowship with them younger or older they may be. I feel full, and yet filled with longing too, a longing for the day when we will be made new in every way. As I think of our time this weekend together, I realize in my heart that there were so many things about the time that were not perfect, many dynamics of family that have a not so pretty picture. Do we really care for each other the way we should? I am sure that we do not, I know I don’t, and yet, there is good. I laughed so hard this weekend with my cousins, and talked about good books and politics and future plans. I felt like in those few days we dreamed together a bit. I did at lest. I dreamt of really knowing all of my wonderful family better, about having more time to just be with them. People, friends, family, these are the things that will last, the things that will not pass away, I know this and yet I chose to let them slip through the cracks, and I don’t invest in them as I should. I love you my beautiful family, and I pray that we shall meet again very soon, more often too.
I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith,
so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ.
Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother,
have refreshed the hearts of the saints. Philemon 1: 4-7
This past weekend, I had a taste of what I know in my heart Our God has in mind for us as his creation, a taste of something good. My beautiful family, Oh how rich I feel after being in fellowship with them younger or older they may be. I feel full, and yet filled with longing too, a longing for the day when we will be made new in every way. As I think of our time this weekend together, I realize in my heart that there were so many things about the time that were not perfect, many dynamics of family that have a not so pretty picture. Do we really care for each other the way we should? I am sure that we do not, I know I don’t, and yet, there is good. I laughed so hard this weekend with my cousins, and talked about good books and politics and future plans. I felt like in those few days we dreamed together a bit. I did at lest. I dreamt of really knowing all of my wonderful family better, about having more time to just be with them. People, friends, family, these are the things that will last, the things that will not pass away, I know this and yet I chose to let them slip through the cracks, and I don’t invest in them as I should. I love you my beautiful family, and I pray that we shall meet again very soon, more often too.
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