Oh how my heart is tendered.
There are times when I feel like life goes by like a whirlwind. I cherish the moments when time seems to stand still. I love to "be in and feel the moment."
Such as, Zoe and I building our first snowman together. Seeing her make snow angels like I used to. Or watching the joy in Izaak’s face as he swims back from jumping off a steep rock into the ocean. Seeing the awe on their faces as they look at yet another rainbow while we were in Hawaii.
Those times when God helps me to pull back and see the bigger picture. To sense an opportunity to soak up the memories and recognize the need to hold on to the moment for a bit.
Then it's gone and lives move on. Yet the LORD gifts me with the ability to appreciate how precious those moments were. To reminisce and cherish them.
I feel that is what we need to take time to do. That there are times for casting these memories together, pondering them & then share them with others to encourage them in the faith. Not only the good times but the difficult ones as well. To declare the loving kindness, goodness and mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Father who gave him for our redemption for all to hear.
How sweet, how precious those experiences are. It makes me think of the verse out of Isaiah 52:7, "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, 'Your God reigns!"
With much love in Christ
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