"I saw the heavens"
"Mommy," 11 year old Jonathan said tonight as we were getting ready for bed, "I remember when I was in my lady's womb."
"Wow," I responded. "What was it like?"
"I saw the heavens," Jona said, "And I think I saw the face of God."
Special needs children see much that we miss. I was listening intently.
"Do you remember what God's face looked like?" I asked.
"Sort of like the guy in that Jesus movie. Well, kinda," he said.
"Do you know what God was feeling? What emotions he had?" I asked.
"His emotions looked like, well, his expression was like yours, right now! What are you feeling Mommy?"
What am I feeling? I thought for a second and responded, "Joy, wonder, contentment."
"That's what that face means? Yep, that must have been it," Jonathan said as he turned over to gaze at the stars.
Joy. Wonder. Contentment.
Yes. That must have been it.
"Wow," I responded. "What was it like?"
"I saw the heavens," Jona said, "And I think I saw the face of God."
Special needs children see much that we miss. I was listening intently.
"Do you remember what God's face looked like?" I asked.
"Sort of like the guy in that Jesus movie. Well, kinda," he said.
"Do you know what God was feeling? What emotions he had?" I asked.
"His emotions looked like, well, his expression was like yours, right now! What are you feeling Mommy?"
What am I feeling? I thought for a second and responded, "Joy, wonder, contentment."
"That's what that face means? Yep, that must have been it," Jonathan said as he turned over to gaze at the stars.
Joy. Wonder. Contentment.
Yes. That must have been it.
posted by alicia britt chole at
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absolutely that must have been it. your blogs make my day light and my heart happy.
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Two beautiful things to contemplate.
Perhaps there truly was some sort of vision that he was remembering. That's awesome beyond words.
Perhaps it was his imagination...and in his imagination when he was looking for a way to describe how he thinks God would look at him, he thought of the way YOU look at him. That, too, is beautiful...and a powerful reminder that they way we relate to our children influences the way they see God.
Just beautiful. This blessed me more than you can know. Thank you.
glorious imagery...it started in Heaven...
shalom Aleichem Sister...
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Matt. 5:8
Thanks for sharing that glimpse with us~
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