Thursday, April 2, 2009

In the new creation...

In the new creation, will we no longer feel itchy because the itch will have vanished or because the itch will have been well and truly scratched?

In the new creation, will we no longer feel hungry because the hungry feeling have gone away or because we've been fed a good meal?

In the new creation, will we no longer be sad because we've been given some un-sad drug or because the reason for our sadness has been happily resolved?

I hate impassive pictures of the new creation where people are painted as emotionally and sensually numb.

In the new creation, our hungers, thirsts and itches will not simply vanish. We will experience them being profoundly satisfied. And this will feel good.

Psalm 30:11 "You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy"

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