Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Thought #21

I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me.
- Genesis 31: 13

Sometimes we just need reminders.  Maybe that's why there's a sunrise every morning.  Maybe that's why there are those moments when everything lines up perfectly bringing you back in time to a place where all was well.  Childhood memories.  Nostalgia.

But maybe, really, we simply need to be reminded of who God is, of our connection with Him.  This will bring us back to times and places when, no doubt, God was moving in our life.  It will bring us back to a certain sense of security, of assurance that this Almighty Being who created the heavens and the earth actually exists intimately with us.

Most of the time there is way too much to try comprehending the Christian faith all at once.  That's when we need these reminders.  So then we know that God is here, with us.  You know other times, life is set in the digs.  Somehow, one moment, everything is perfect.  I mean, gas is under three bucks, that latte from Starbucks actually wasn't burnt - crazy phenomena, I know - and check this, Banana Republic is having a sale and a graphic tee, for once, is priced under $20.  Then all goes to hell per se.

And you know, those times spent in the slums call for reminders.  Well, they don't even call; it's more that in order to survive those reminders are key.

Remember.  Connect.  Nostalgia.

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