Sunday, May 1, 2016

Twenty-four and 11/12 years No words... no... words...

Twenty-four and 11/12 years of mission service...


Twenty-five completed years, first week of June 2016.
Yeah, we are beginning that 'anniversary look-back' thing around here. We are asking the questions like... "what was the biggest and most important set of lessons learned?"... "what was the most amazing thing God did?"... "if we knew then what we know now, what would we have done?"
Many blogs, Facebook posts and newsletters to come with bits and pieces of all that.

In the big, climactic bit of the movie Contact (1997), there is a scene where the Elle Arroway character has been sent thru a 'wormhole' to a view-point of a majestic, swirling galaxy... she is totally, emotionally over-whelmed by the massive beauty in front of her, the awesome and fearful creation being displayed... "no words... no... words... (sob)... poet... they should have sent a poet" is all she can squeak out between tears and sobs.
When I look at the Lord in His majesty, when he lets me look back at all the 'what happened' thru His perspective (especially the last 24 and 11/12 years), when I am in His Presence, when I hear shards of the Song of Heaven, when I sense being in the company all the saints and hosts of heaven... I am undone... I am like Elle, "no words... no... words... (sob)"...

Next quarter-century, bring it on...
Crisbaj