Love Denied

When you stop the drama inside you for a moment, life takes on an unbelievable magic and power. Every word carries a universe of feeling, the essence of eternity is newly discovered in the familiar. Is this what Jesus felt like inside? Did his heart beat softly without rancor, every day, every person a miracle of delight?  He must have gazed upon us, His creations, with such understanding and tenderness. Imagine His terrible agony at our indifference and His loneliness at our abandonment of Him.  He stands before us with shining hope, His strong hands full of the majesty of mercy and salvation, and we turn toward the worthless, fleeting dross on this earth. God can be sad too.