Jacqui’s Meditation
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Wow, look what happened for me today!! A hole-in-one, something that I have aspired to for as long as I have been playing golf. Let me tell you about the shot; my back swing was rhythmical, my hands in the perfect position at impact with a full and complete follow through. The ball shot off the club face with great elevation and landed on the green, from there it tracked towards the hole until it most obligingly dropped in. The excitement from my playing partners was fantastic, they watched it the whole way until they saw it roll in. But you know what, I didn’t see it drop into the hole. Once the ball hit the green my eyesight, not being marvelous, was not good enough to see it. I had to rely on my playing partners to tell me what was happening, and I had to trust that they had seen it correctly – they had
There are things that we don’t see where we need to rely on others to tell us what has happened. That is exactly how we know the story of Jesus. People who saw it have told us about it. People have told stories about his miracles, his mercy and grace and more importantly about his resurrection. The Bible is full of stories, the people who witnessed Jesus are our eyes.
Lord, we thank you that we have a book about you, a book where eyewitnesses tell us about you and your life. Encourage us to dwell in your word. Amen
Jacqui