A blog for anyone who needs to know they are not alone in raising a bipolar child.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Happy Easter!! (Late)
For those of you who celebrated, Happy Belated Easter! I was driving back from the Outer Banks last night, listening to Indelible Grace, singing along, just joyful that Christ has not only risen, but lives now and forever, to redeem the lost, to make all things new by His power. Isn't that what we long for? For God to make everything right? For Him to "resurrect" what is dead? When you have a child who suffers from an as yet incurable illness, you long for the day when they will be free of it. Easter is a yearly reminder that freedom is here and is not yet. I believe that Caroline will be free of bipolar disorder someday, if not in this life, than in the next where there are no more tears, no more suffering, but true healing, true redemption. Even if you don't share my beliefs about Jesus, I know you wish for a world free of mental illness. Why do we long for something we don't have? Maybe God put that longing in our hearts, because we know that this world is not as it should be, that something is wrong, something is terribly broken. I believe He did give us this innate sense that things should be different, good, whole, pure, fair. He has put eternity in the hearts of men. Ecclesiastes 3:11
Amen...I agree. I do think that longing for more than this world has to offer is a gift that God has given us because of the suffering us and our children go through. I have met many people who have not gone through intense suffering and are content with their life on earth and do not long for heaven.
ReplyDeleteLove this post, thank you for reminding me what is true and worth longing for.
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