I had a discussion last night about connectedness with a friend. We talked about the thumb print of God being on all creation and the desire for each of us to be in relationship. For the Christian this is evidenced in our call to love God and to love one another. This is not the same connectedness that says, “We are all one, with the universe, with each other, with the chair.”
Recently, I experienced a reminder of this link in a very literal sense. Last week I received an email from someone who had come across my blog by Googling names of his co-workers. The entry in question just happens to be about the huge crush I had on one of his female co-workers in High School. Using her name, Heather Requard, in the entry it did occur to me that Google might pick up on this someday. I never thought it would be of any consequence though (of course I realize I just used her name again).
So I get this email from a guy that works with her and wants to know if I’d like him to share my entry with her. Disbelief? Oh yeah! I wrote him back telling him to do as he saw fit, but that I just hope she was doing well. A little while later I get my first email from her!
Disbelief?
Heart pounding in my chest?
Speechless?
Remembering what its like to be back in High School?
OH YEAH!!!
We have exchanged several emails now and caught up on the last 10 years some. I’m reminded of what a wonderful person she is. She seems to be genuinely happy in life and has now married a great guy. She is one of those girls that are hard to forget and her husband I’m sure is reminded of her beauty everyday.
That is what its like for me every morning that I wake up and look over at my wife. I am reminded of God’s graciousness in my life and the beauty of that truth that radiates from her.