For most, this time of year commemorates God’s gift of the birth of a baby, whose presence was a lowly stable and, also, a jolly ol’ man, who lands high on rooftops while bearing a sack full of presents. Most certainly, I celebrate, first and foremost, the Christ Child’s birth. The lighthearted joy of Santa’s presents is not forgotten but does fall beneath the presence of Baby Jesus. However, for me this season carries a third triangle of commemoration — my anniversary, my Mother’s birth into heaven and my Hubby entering retirement cause his doctor skills are not needed in heaven.
Though my heart, every year. feels loss, my soul clings to this loving (and living) wisdom God shared with me. God did not send Baby Jesus to keep us on earth but to help us get to heaven. How about us? Is our purpose to keep our loved ones on earth, or is it to help them get to heaven?
Focus on not having been able to keep our loved ones on earth drowns us in loss and despair. Never losing sight that we succeeded in our purpose of helping get our loved ones to heaven fills our crying hearts and souls with eternal victory and hope.
For me, personally, God’s gift of this wisdom has made all the difference in my heart being able to hold my Mother and Hubby close, as my soul rejoices from afar that the faith, we shared on earth, helped them arrive in heaven. If you are mourning the loss of your loved ones, I pray you, also, find even a little bit of comfort and hope in this gift of God’s consoling wisdom.
Uplifted in a Broken Down World 