A hole in the fence

We live right next to an elementary school. Julia loved hearing the sound of kids playing ball right next to our home. One day she discovered a little hole in the fence. She went right up to it and peered longingly into the hole in the fence, wishing she could play with the bigger kids.

When I think about the divide between heaven and earth, I think about that hole in the fence. I used to think heaven was way up in the clouds somewhere. But God's dimension is never talked about as somewhere up in the sky. It's here, all around us. Jesus taught us to pray for God's kingdom to come "on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:9-13).

Sometimes I think God gives us the ability to find that hole in the fence, from either side of heaven. Sometimes we can see through the hole simply through our longing. Sometimes I sing to Julia and ask Jesus to help her find the hole in the fence to hear it.

I want to be there Julia. I want to see what's going on over there. I miss you.