While there is magnificent purpose in living in the imago Dei, there are earthly obstacles. There’s friction along the path of glorifying God and enjoying Him. I feel I will never be able to do so wholeheartedly, with no reservations, no hesitations, until I’m somewhere else. Somewhere Other.
Somewhere Away.
While there is great peace in Christ, I don’t walk in that peace in every single moment. I forget Who He is, I lose that peace, and I need to be reminded again. Even in my most peaceful moments, potential anxieties tug at the back corners of my mind. I don’t think I’ll ever fully realize the peace I long for while I’m flesh-bound. I wasn't meant to find it here.
I’ll find it somewhere else. Away.
In Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis had something to say about the Away I long for.
“If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.”
This post is part of 31 Days of Five-Minute Free Writes, an exercise in writing a timed, prompted post every day during the month of October. For me, it's a challenge to move beyond prideful perfectionism, to write more freely, and to share more openly.
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