Reflecting
later on Harper’s
question, I realized that in my day-to-day walk there is another whose breath I
yearn to feel. With the struggles of life
being so great, I would love to feel the breath of God on me to reassure me of
His constant presence. David reflects in
the beginning of Psalms 139 that God is "all around me--in front and in
back," even putting His hand on David (vs. 5). I know if that was true of David, it is also
true of me. God is always with me, even
when I am not aware of His presence. He
is as close as the air I breathe and, in the midst of this world’s chaos, He ever bids me to "be quiet
and know”
that He is God (Psalms 46:10).
In
questioning my daughter about what sweet Harper meant by "feeling my
breath," she stated that she was probably talking about feeling the
vibration of my voice as I spoke. How
interesting that her three-year-old mentality would interpret it that way! While I may not be able to feel the breath of
God as He surrounds me, I can surely feel the effects of Him in my world each
day. And when I long for His touch, I
can immerse myself in the God-breathed words of the Bible (2 Tim. 3:16) and
feel the comfort given there.
While
I couldn't feel Harper's breath yesterday, I could feel her love as she spoke
to me, said “I
love you, Roro,” and
told me how she missed me. We cannot
always be exactly where we want to be or with whom we want to be with on this
earth, but we can always have the peace of knowing there is One greater
constantly in our presence and caring for our loved ones wherever they are as well...our God is
TRULY an awesome God!
Roberta Pledge
8/28/13
