A week ago Angela (the other caregiver who traveled with me) and I left Columbus and flew to NYC then to London and then onto Brussels. We had very smooth flights and I especially enjoyed having a travel companion.
We had hoped to leave snow behind us in Ohio, but we were wrong and have had several snow showers since our arrival. Due to various reasons we have jumped right into the flow of things here. Several of the people in the household are fighting off a virus (which thankfully we have not caught) and consequently we had a quiet and low-key Easter weekend, but even the sickness could not diminish the excitement of proclaiming "He is risen!" on Easter morning.
Something interesting that I have observed after being around people with spinal cord injuries is that feeling is not just one sensation. When a person like Rebecca injures her spinal cord and recovers some feeling it is not every sensation that we refer to as "feeling". She may feel hot and cold but not soft and rough or dull and sharp. This realization fascinates me and I wonder if the way we are able feel God is similar. At one time we could feel every aspect of Him, but that connection was damaged and is now in the restoration process. We may feel a sense of His affection towards us or His delight in us but it's not the entire feeling. What if there is an entire array of feeling God that we cannot yet experience? Isn't it wonderful to know that one day we will be able to fully feel and experience God? Isn't that why celebrating Easter is so exciting? It reminds us of our hopeful anticipation of fully feeling, experiencing, and knowing God. And while we wait for that day to come we can still feel God in new ways even if it is just the outer edges of what is to come. I look forward to feeling God in new ways each day, even if just the fringes of His ways......
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Thanks for sharing. A friend of mine experienced a heightened ability to smell beautiful smells for a season while going through a painful relational struggle. He knew it was a gift from God when know one around him could smell what he smelled. Sounds weard, but I often think of this and I too, look forward to ALL God has for HIS children. Love you sister. -Cheryl
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