My daughter has been such a crappy sleeper lately. This means that I have not been sleeping as much as I would like, and even some of the time I have been able to sleep has been on her floor next to her bed with no blanket (although I have found that cuddling with her giant horse Jakey is quit warm). This has led to a longing for that feeling in the morning of being fully rested and waking up energized, excited for a new day. There is something about falling asleep that is actually a hopeful act. An act of hope and faith that tomorrow will come, that I will be able to face it, that it might be the greatest day in my life. An act of hope that if I get enough rest, tomorrow will be filled with vibrant life and the beauty God's world has to offer.
In Galatians 2:20 Paul talks about being crucified with Christ. We have entered his death. It is as though we have gone down with Him into that final sleep of death. But because this is Jesus the Christ, death actually means resurrection. We are crucified not because we embrace the painful and brutal death of Jesus on the cross, but because we have hope that on the other side death we will be resurrected to new life, abundant life, and that it will pour out of us into a world that needs life. We are crucified with Him so that we might also be resurrected with him and begin the work of His new creation as His children in this place where has chosen to put us.
I long for a good nights sleep, not because I love sleep but because I love waking up rested and full of life. And I choose Jesus the Christ because I am convinced that as I fall into Him, he is the Resurrection and the Life. God may you take me in your arms, may I be crucified with you, and may your life permeate my whole being.
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