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I saw the most blissful face the other day. It had
an expression on it that glowed with peace,
contentment, joy, and the greatest feeling of
being loved. It warmed my heart and uplifted my
soul just to look at this face of a tiny baby
sleeping happily in her mother’s arms. I could
see that sweet baby growing up before her mother
realized it. I could see her crawling, walking,
and saying her first words. I could see her
attending school, becoming a teenager, and then
setting out on her own. I could see her having a
family, raising her children, and then holding her
grandchildren in her arms one day. I hoped,
though, that she would remember this moment of
being held so lovingly in her own mother’s arms. I
think too that she will remember it, if not in her
mind then in her heart and soul.
Seeing this reminded me as well of the loving
arms that once held us all before we came into
this world. It reminded me of the loving arms that
though invisible to our eyes still hold our hearts
and souls now. The loving arms of God are always
around us. The love of God is always within us.
Our problem is that we all too often walk away
from this love and try to ignore it. We want to
make it on our own and live our own lives. In the
process we forget the love that created us, the
love that surrounds us, and the love that only
wishes to guide us to never-ending joy.
Don’t walk away from the love that God gives to
you. Embrace it and welcome it into your heart
again. Remember everyday just how much God loves
you. Then go out and share that love with the
world. And if you stumble and fall on your journey
towards Heaven today, pick yourself up, dust
yourself off, and begin again. Know that God will
always love you. God will always forgive you. And
God will always hold your soul tenderly in His
loving arms.
Joe Mazzella
P.O. Box 164
Upper Glade, WV 26266
joecool @ wirefire.com |
