A distant perspective
from the kitchen table...
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When I am anxious, I contemplate a visual that comes up for me from time to time...
It's several years after the death and resurrection of Jesus. A handful of Jesus' apostles are relaxing around a disciple's kitchen table one evening after worship. They reflect with some amusement upon their trepidation the weekend Jesus died on the cross. Of course, there was nothing amusing about either the event or their response at the time. But the intervening years had brought clarity and purpose to the trial of faith.
With the benefit of hindsight, they smile at their former weakness of trust. "Can you believe we couldn't see His hand in that?" "Where did you run in your fear?" "It all seems so clear to me now."
Fast forward, I have this vision of a handful of us relaxing around a kitchen table one day in the kingdom of God, when all things on earth and under heaven have been reconciled. We reflect with some amusement on our trepidation when circumstances, now long past, seemed so overwhelming. Of course, there was nothing amusing about either the events or our responses at the time. But the intervening years have brought clarity and purpose to the trials of faith.
With the benefit of hindsight, we smile at our former weakness of trust. "Can you believe we couldn't see His hand in that?" "Where did you run in your fear?" "It all seems so clear to me now."
If you are anxious today--perhaps around adversity, decision, or fear; threatened separation or loss--what would it look like to view it from this distant perspective? What's the learning?
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