This morning, as I sat in my pew and listened to the message being preached, I could not help but notice an encounter occurring on in front of me. As my ears filled with the scripture being presented, my eyes fixated on the most beautiful image I have seen in a long while. A baby boy was in the lap of his grandfather. Their faces were facing each other and I watched as his big blue eyes raced around the lining of his grandfather’s face. He was fascinated. He was fixated and in awe.
After a few minutes of searching his grandfather’s face with his eyes, I could tell he was not satisfied. And then he raised his hands to his grandfather’s face. As his small hands were slowly and carefully gliding across his grandfather’s face, trying to feel the shape and texture and warmth, I felt my heart ask one question: “When is the last time you crawled up in your Father’s lap just to see and feel his face?”
Often, I crawl into my Heavenly Father’s lap to cry on His shoulder or to bring forth my requests. Sometimes I simply go for conversation. I am no stranger in His lap. But this morning, I realized that I am a foreigner to the idea of climbing into His lap just to see and feel His face. We are supposed to have child-like faith. We are supposed to be in search of the pure beauty of His face. We are not called to seek only His helping hands in times of trouble or to only run to Him when we feel alone. I am learning with every passing day that in order to truly follow God, you have to be in love with who He is. Not what He does. And so today, I ask you to join me in falling in love again. May we seek His face, be in awe of the beauty that we find and renew our fascination of the Father daily.
In His Love,
Brittany Jade
