Indiscretions...

Disclaimer:  This has nothing to do with my current church setting, so don't get the wrong idea!  It is something I have pondered for a very long time, and I'm just sharing thoughts about my own journey to truth in love.

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One of the most disappointing things that can happen in a faith setting is when someone who should be absolutely trustworthy turns out not to be.  That is magnified when the truth is something few people know, and can't be shared outside of that small group, while the offender appears not to be held accountable for anything they say or do.  It feels like the person who broke the trust gets off scot free, while those who know of the indiscretion suffer.  How do you let go of that anger and that pain, caused by someone who appears unrepentant?  That question has been on my mind the last few hours.  It is a relevant question, because those people are all around us, whether we know it or not.

Your gonna be okay...

The end of all our breath 

Is the beginning of new life 

Your gonna be all right.

Lauren Daigle and Ellie Holcomb

I am not normally a Lauren Daigle fan, although her voice is absolutely amazing.  But there is something about this song of hers that catches me every time I hear it.  She speaks to the deepest longing inside the soul to know, for sure, that we will be all right, not just in this life, but in the next one.  

Faith falters sometimes, and it is difficult not to question or wonder why we have to feel the pain of life.  Job losses, illness, grief, or something on a greater scale, such as Hurricane Helene's destruction, whatever you are experiencing, it is normal to wonder about the why.  It is one of those human experiences that everyone can relate to, because we all question ourselves, our lives, our difficulties.

In this song, Lauren has captured the final answer.  As we read in John 14:3:

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also.

It is normal to cling to the life we know.  But if Jesus has gone ahead to prepare a place, and will meet us at heaven's door, there is no reason to fear.  On the contrary, it is the beginning of an unknown that can only be better than this flawed and damaged world.

My life sure has its share of struggles and fears, as everyone's does.  It is good to be reminded that this is not the end.  A better tomorrow awaits, whether we are here or there.