He looked round again and could hardly believe his eyes. There was the blue sky overhead, and grassy country spreading as far as he could see in every direction, and his new friends all round him, laughing. ‘It seems, then,’ said Tirian, smiling himself, ‘that the Stable seen from within and the Stable seen from without are two different places.’…‘yes,’ said Queen Lucy. ‘In our world too, a Stable once had something inside it that was bigger than our whole world.’ " -- The Last Battle, CS Lewis --
It's amazing what a vast amount of hope and joy are on the other side of believing in the Christmas story. My analogy right now would be seeing the earth from the perspective of one who only knew the cold, white, gray, brown, blue of Antarctica. Knowing there is a beautiful world out there is one thing, but stepping out the door of the C-17 in New Zealand to smell and see the green land north of me will be a big and beautiful experience. And that is what it is to hope in Christ. Believing it is one thing; and then I get to look forward to the beautiful experience that will come. Like Lucy, I am miserable in my patience and waiting, but so hopeful and expectant.
So, today, I celebrate the baby that was born into our normal world to offer us all a spectacular amount of hope if we believe.
Merry Christmas; wherever this finds you!
2 comments:
Merry Christmas, Andrea. Thanks for sharing the experience for us lurkers.
Oh wow. That photo is so cliché, Andrea. Everyone has a photo of Antarctica on their Christmas cards. Sheesh.
*ahem* Had to get that out of my system. GORGEOUS!!! That is such an apt verse for the view. It's never ending, isn't it? Thanks for sharing your amazing experiences with us northerners.
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