“You can’t take it with you.”

I’ve heard those words so many times. We came into this world with nothing, and when we die, we will leave with nothing. Everything we gain will be left behind. That’s true not only of material possessions–house, clothes, books, and all the daily items we use or enjoy–but also of our jobs, our relationships, and our ministries. We will be gone, and someone else will take our place. A Josh Ritter lyric comes to mind: “That’s the sad thing with life. There’s people always leaving just as other folks arrive.”

While this is difficult to reckon with, I find it harder perhaps to reckon with the fact that even during my lifetime, hardly anything is meant to last the entire length of my days. Continue reading “A seeming void becomes a solid ground. The sight I lost becomes the faith I’ve found.” →