Ten or fifteen years ago, we connected to our friends and
family far away by snail mail or the telephone. With the advent of internet, at
first we could email as often as we wanted to for free, and now we can Skype.
We’ve become accustomed to sharing our lives on a daily basis with those we
love who live far away.
We are currently experiencing internet problems. We have
intermittent connection; the phone company is sending out a new router, and we
are limping along, watching anxiously for the blue light which indicates
broadband is on and we can connect again.
I feel bereft, cut off from the daily Skype calls to my
mother and the frequent email exchanges with Mhairi and others. People know
that I check emails regularly so I fear that if they don’t hear back from me
they will feel offended or assume I am in agreement or disagreement or will
appear at a certain time for a meeting.
There are more serious repercussions of course, as Don tries
to research an order in the brief online moments.
The Israelites could only connect to God through Moses. He
was the divine go-between. After Moses, they had to go to a special place, the
Temple, and connect to God through the priests.
Jesus came and abolished that requirement. Because of his
sacrifice, we can connect to him from anyplace, at any time. We don’t have to
be anyone special. We just have to come with an open heart and a trusting
spirit.
There are no routers that can go on the blink. No phone
lines that can get full of static. No stress in connecting to God through the
Prince of Peace.
Whew.
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