I love watching the seasons change: textures, colors, smells, plants, animals, birds, insects. A whole new palette of colors emerges to freshly paint everyday things ... a sign of hope to me.
Like the cranes returning and spring flowers sprouting, God's kingdom of love continues to emerge here on earth.
Eugene Peterson makes this come alive in his translation of Revelations 21:3-5. 'I heard a voice thunder from the Throne: "Look! Look! God has moved into the neighborhood, making his home with men and women! They're his people, he's their God. He'll wipe every tear from their eyes. Death is gone for good—tears gone, crying gone, pain gone—all the first order of things gone." The Enthroned continued, "Look! I'm making everything new. Write it all down—each word dependable and accurate."'
We aren't there yet. But, living in the hope brought through Jesus' resurrection, we are to be agents of this renewal here on earth. What is becoming new for you today? How are you changing and emerging into the beloved person and love-filled community that God is calling you to?
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