Just Connect
~ May 18, 2007 ~
The Team
It's funny to me when people say things like, "He or she is so
boring." And it is true that sometimes we feel that way. I mean we
connect with certain people, and others we don't so much. The reality
of the situation of mankind is thus: We are in complete and
perfect union through the Body of Christ, whether or not we both like
the color green or the 49ers! If we could see how similar and connected
we really are, we would run and hug every random person on the street.
We would say things like," I see my God in you...Yes there He is, and I
see you in me and me in you." In heaven no one is boring, not
because all of sudden they have this great stuff they never had, but
because WE can finally see clearly all the great stuff they have had
all along.
We are brothers and sisters in Christ! So close we can't get enough
of each other. In this short life we may not be able to see it,
although some people saw it while living on earth. Mother Teresa saw
Jesus in every beggar and every rich, stuck up person. She knew the
secret! The amazing secret!
Last week my Uncle passed away. I attended the funeral, and as I sat
in a beautiful church thinking about him and how he is in heaven now, I
felt a horrible disconnect, a separation called death. Death is
powerful, but here is a bigger truth; we are connected still. Jesus has
broken every bond, even the bond of death. I will miss my Uncle Mike,
and so will his amazing family, but only for a little awhile, only till
life ends and real life begins.
The fact is, the connection I felt with him is the one I will feel
with everyone when I am in heaven. Family is the foretaste of the
reality of the heavenly family. It's like one big love fest. Love
unites, love connects. So just love, just connect.
