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We're settled into our motel room near Keene, Texas, the sight of our new assignment. Our family is trying to feel at home in a place that will feel foreign to us for some time to come, with our thoughts often turning to PUC, the friends and church family that we've just left, and wondering what life will be like for us in the days and weeks to come. We know that things will settle into a normal routine soon, and we will learn new faces and names, and get used to new local traditions. But even as we try to settle in, we realize that there will always be something unsettled about our lives. I suppose that's because Jesus didn't want any of us to get too used to this earth. He wanted us to always feel just a little bit uneasy here, a little bit like any home we occupy here is not our final home. He wants us to be as anxious to be with Him as He is to be with us! Moving is hard. It upsets those who move and those who are left behind. Moving and leaving and parting and missing were never part of His plan. If anything, leaving all of you dear ones behind reminds me that my highest energies need to be turned toward the day when we get to be together forever. We get to say goodbye to goodbyes, and leave leaving forever. I don't know how long it will be before Jesus returns to banish parting and missing one another, but I do know that He can't come soon enough for me! Thanks so much for making the few years that we had with you so memorable and precious. And thanks for being part of the reason why we look forward to eternity. May Jesus bless and keep each and every one of you until that day. Pastor Mic Thurber--from Keene (10/27/02) |
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