She showed up at the nursing home, waiting to be let in. Of course her chances for entry were near zero, as animals were not welcome. But this pretty golden retriever would not take no for an answer. I don’t know the story of how she actually gained entrance. I can only tell you that by the time my grandmother was in their care, she had already become part of the facility’s staff. We were told that, from her very first moment inside, it seemed like she had just always been there. She knew where everything was. She knew the routine. She knew this was a quiet place, and she abided. She knew when a patient was soon to die. She graciously stayed with them and comforted them until they passed … but not before seeking entry permission from a nurse. She knew her role. This was her life’s work.
I wonder … sometimes, might we glimpse Eden’s garden in full bloom, pre-fall
Exposure to the vastness of our world reveals the limitations of my brain. As gleaming glows of galaxies unfurled have come to light, I cannot even feign
to grasp a tiny bit of what exists, or visualize what else may be out there. For as the search continues to persist, we’ll surely find more great unknowns elsewhere.
Here’s me, my feet fixed firmly to the ground; my tiny world spills full with those I love. My eyes and heart lift up to God, spellbound at what He made that I can scarce dream of.
This God who spoke unending realms to be, sees fit to whisper words of love to me.
“When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you have set in place: What is mankind that you are mindful of them? Human beings that you care for them?” ~ Psalm 8:3-4
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