Vol. 16 No. 15 | April 15, 2013
After Jesus said these things, many of his followers left and stopped following him.
Jesus asked the twelve apostles, “Do you want to leave too?”
Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, where would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. We believe in you. We know that you are the Holy One from God.” (John 6:66-69, ERV)
The gospel song says, “Where could I go? Oh, where where could I go but to Lord?”
That was true for those disciples at that crucial moment in their lives and in the earthly ministry of Jesus, and it is still true today. Where would we go? Where can we go except to the Lord?
Where can we go to find words when we have no words worth speaking?
Where can we go to remind us to be silent when we want to be speaking?
Where can we go to learn how to love those people who are the hardest to love?
Where can we go to find and receive forgiveness when all we feel is shame, regret, and guilt?
Where can we go to find rest when we are washed-out, washed-up, and weary?
Where can we go to find peace when we are surrounded by crisis, chaos, and drama?
Where can we go to find hope when all around us is confusion, cynicism, and doubt?
Where can we go to be reminded of joy when all we are seeing is sadness and destruction?
Where can we go to find comfort when we have been hurt, rejected, and betrayed?
Where can we go to know we are not alone even though we feel extremely lonely and homesick?
Where can we go to find healing after we have been beat-up, beat-down, and beat-on?
Where can we go to find security when we feel lost, abandoned, and forgotten?
Where can we go when our minds are so full we cannot think, we cannot sleep, and we cannot find clarity?
Where can we go when our hearts are breaking, our dreams are fading, and all our plans are changing?
Where can we go when we are filled with fear, despair, and disillusionment?
Where can we go when life experiences have overwhelmed us, problems have devoured us, and pain has drained us?
Where? Where can we go? We can go to the Holy One of God because He has words of eternal life.
Tom
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Thank you Tom. Your Norvell notes always show up when I need them most!
Thank you for reading for the kind words. Much appreciated.