Dear Friends,
I spent a few minutes this morning looking at some old photos, I can’t believe how the years have flown by. We were so young, so alive, so able – and now, what I find are many beautiful memories inspired by the pictures on my computer.
These, my memories, belong to the cherished ones in those pictures, and we all see them differently. I see them as they surround me, and Ron sees them through his eyes. I don’t know what the other faces in those pictures remember, or whether they smile at the memories, But those times, they are past, and I cannot live in the past.
Lately, I’ve also spent some time thinking about the future. Oh yes, at 84, there is still a future, but it’s definitely not anything like those pictures on my computer, or in my mind. It’s a future that my mind can’t even decipher. When I try to think of the immediate future it’s a little difficult, since it could contain more beautiful memories, or maybe some truly difficult times. I guess I believe it will be a combination of beauty and pain.
So when I look at the future, I find myself not wanting to spend time thinking about the immediate future, but instead, looking forward to the future time when I’ll be taking a trip to my final home, my ultimate life.
Trying to picture the beauty and the excitement of seeing my Savior, my God, gives me comfort, and yes, excitement. I’m also filled with peace when I think of that life. It’s something so beautiful and so foreign that my mind cannot paint a picture of it.
So, I will just bask in the reassuring picture that Jesus gives us when He says –
I spent a few minutes this morning looking at some old photos, I can’t believe how the years have flown by. We were so young, so alive, so able – and now, what I find are many beautiful memories inspired by the pictures on my computer.
These, my memories, belong to the cherished ones in those pictures, and we all see them differently. I see them as they surround me, and Ron sees them through his eyes. I don’t know what the other faces in those pictures remember, or whether they smile at the memories, But those times, they are past, and I cannot live in the past.
Lately, I’ve also spent some time thinking about the future. Oh yes, at 84, there is still a future, but it’s definitely not anything like those pictures on my computer, or in my mind. It’s a future that my mind can’t even decipher. When I try to think of the immediate future it’s a little difficult, since it could contain more beautiful memories, or maybe some truly difficult times. I guess I believe it will be a combination of beauty and pain.
So when I look at the future, I find myself not wanting to spend time thinking about the immediate future, but instead, looking forward to the future time when I’ll be taking a trip to my final home, my ultimate life.
Trying to picture the beauty and the excitement of seeing my Savior, my God, gives me comfort, and yes, excitement. I’m also filled with peace when I think of that life. It’s something so beautiful and so foreign that my mind cannot paint a picture of it.
So, I will just bask in the reassuring picture that Jesus gives us when He says –
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,
and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 (NIV)
and
My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so,
would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you
to be with me that you also may be where I am. John 14:2-3 (NIV)
Love today’s post,thank you my friend.😊💞
ReplyDeleteThank you Diane for sharing your beautiful heart.
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