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September 2006

Going Home

9/20/2006

 
And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God,
and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and Marvelous
are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true
are thy ways, thou King of saints. 
Revelation 15:3


It is a gorgeous early fall day here in upstate New York. Huge piles of white cotton clouds have helped to fill a sparkling blue sky...
With the Jewish New Year, also known as Rosh Hashanah*, only a few days away, I have been doing a lot of reading from the Psalms. I love the Psalms because they deal with reality. Pain, persecution, disappointment and despair are intertwined with joy, hope, worship, and the writer's deep love for the Creator. The Psalms cover the full spectrum of human emotions.

I believe, too, that the Lord Jesus could call me homeward at any time. And as a member of the "bride" of Christ, I long for my eternal home, which is heaven.

So as Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish "High Holy Days" draw near, and as many hearts have begun to open themselves up for introspection, the thought is always with me that this could be my last year on this side of eternity.

I hope, however, that when I stand before the Lord to give account of my life, I will not be told that I had advertently left many unfinished tasks behind. I pray, instead, that I hear the words, "Well done, good and faithful servant."

D.B.

*Rosh Hashanah is also called the "Feast of Trumpets." It represents not just a new beginning, but the beginning of creation, as well as the creation of man.

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