Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:

You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive honor and glory and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being (Revelation 4:9-11).

Thoughts from the early-morning-post-Thanksgiving stupor:

It’s true, you know.  All of it.  Somewhere, in a dimension that I do not yet have access to, the above scene is playing out.  Someday, somehow, I’ll get to see it.  I’ll even, in some small way, get to be a part of it.

How can that be so?

I dunno..but it is.

The point is, it isn’t just metaphor.  It’s happening.

Sometimes I get caught up in the philosophy of Christianity and neglect the reality of Christ.  That’s not such a good idea.  Because as wondrous as the concepts of grace, and salvation, and eternal life are, they must be anchored in real events.

The manger

The cross

The empty tomb

As we move forward into the Christmas season, I need to remind myself—and maybe you, Beloved—that the story we celebrate is not only Truth.

It is true.

Happy Friday.