"in a way i've never quite understood, the veil tore an inch for me that day, like it does every so often, when in the midst of all that is mundane and day-to-day, there's suddenly a tiny tear in the veil, and you see the bigger brighter thing, and then the veil repairs itself, and the day goes on as before." -anne lamott, all new people-
on occasion lines jump out and hit me down deep.
we all have those times when we get glimpse of something rich, real, and eternal. i find myself desperately wishing that those glimpses will stay, but they never do. they get lost in day-to-day. i don't mind too much because i think heaven will be those wonderful things without the losing them part.
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II Corthians 3:12-18
"Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at it while the radiance was fading away. But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away. Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit."
I don't know if that's similar, but I was reading II Corinthians today...and that struck me in my mind. It reminded me of your post.
I know what you mean by those wonderful things sticking around all the time in heaven, but sometimes I have a hard time not minding that they don't stick around while we're here.
Shanna
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