Homesick

Once again, reading a friend's blog. He was aching because he had to leave Europe soon from his exchange. Yeah, it was probably a time for holiday and travelling and sightseeing for him.

The ache of leaving a holiday and coming back to 'reality'. The harsh reality of life with it's struggles, strivings and rat-raching.

That same ache when we look at a picture of a glorious sunset, the same ache of watching the serene mountains surrounded by lush green trees.

You know what's the problem?

We're missing home.

We're homesick.

We were never meant to live in the world we're living in now. It's a mess. We're missing that place that Adam and Eve first found themselves.

Eden.

Paradise.

We're all looking for it aren't we? That holiday in that beach resort, or treking in the ranged mountains.

We're looking for Heaven. On earth.

A place without pain, shame, tears, hurts, anger. A place of brotherhood, community, love, true friendship, heart-to-heart connections, a place of rest.

That ache is not unreal. It is real.

And it's pointing us back to where we first began.

Pointing us to Home.

We can never explain the existence of Heaven with our heads. Not with reason or science or facts.

But we know it exists with our hearts. We cannot deny the ache in our hearts, can we?

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Today I begin to notice the sounds again.
The chirping of the birds.
The silhouette of the branches against the evening sky.

Beautiful.

Thank God for beauty. =)