I’m sure we have all experienced days when we have looked for Jesus, searching frantically just like Peter and his friends on that day, desperately needing to see His hand at work in our lives, and when our miracle does not take place and our questions remain unanswered, we declare Him to be missing just like they did-there in our waiting, looking for a sign, ready to see Him work a wonder, believing what we need is an answer, a miracle, longing to see His hand at work, and nothing. “Everyone is looking for you!” ( Mark 1:37) Peter said, (likely in an exasperated tone) It’s a sentence that well describes and expresses every human heart. When they found Jesus, Peter, in seeming irritation, uttered these words.
Simon (Peter) and his companions went to look for Him. But where was He? We know by the account that Jesus had slipped away to a deserted place to pray. As the new day dawned, there was already a multitude gathered in hopes of hearing, seeing, and maybe receiving a healing from this healer. The first sentence takes place the day after Jesus had healed a great many people at the house of Simon Peter. They perfectly sum up what I am trying to convey. There are two brief and simple sentences found in the Gospel of Mark.
And so, we spend our lives searching to be in fascination once again. Made in His image, we are designed to live fascinated as He is. Now born, they will spend the rest of their lives searching for Him. It as though, they Instinctively understand they have been separated from God. I believe a newborn’s cry is the vocal expression of every human being’s inner longing. I have what I think is a brilliant theory on why infants cry at birth. Every detail of our frame has His complete interest and attention. There in hiddenness, you are wrapped in fascination. Your life-held in the hands of the Life Giver Himself. The beauty of life unfolds in a secret, undisturbed, undistracted place. A fascinating love that is forming and creating you.Īnd as you are being woven together, you listen to the sound of your heart beating in sync with your Heavenly Father’s. There is only each other’s presence-love inexplicable. There are no words, because there is no need for conversation. There is no need for answers, because there are no questions. No other person, no other interaction or distraction, no outside influence could possibly compare with the intimacy of this time. In the womb is the only time that we are ever exclusively alone with God. And as He created us, He was fascinated with us. Scripture states that God formed us in the womb, that we were intricately woven together, and He saw, knew, and understood our frame (Psalm 139 paraphrased). By Selenia Vera 5/4/18 Training and Events