The Deep End Still Exists

        The day in age of which we live is unique in so many ways.  We find ourselves advancing in so many areas, reaching destinations and possibilities that those before us would dare not even dream.  Yet simultaneously, in some ways the waters are receding into a shallowness of life formerly unknown to man.

     It is a personal struggle of mine to see the potential of media and technology underutilized as a platform for pushing agendas, views and other's out of the way.  By the depths of God's grace we've been given the potential to engage in the great commission (Matthew 28:19-20) with the click of a keyboard or swipe of a screen...yet we often stay in the shallow end as we dispute each other's view, seek to prove a brother wrong or moan about anything and everything.
     
     I was reminded of a great truth while spending last week in the hospital with my wife, no this opportunity did not fulfill the great possibilities of our dreams (proven by imaginative Instagram pics with added filters for added interest) but it has fulfilled the deep longings of our heart.  Thank you to the many brothers and sisters in Christ who showed concern, prayed, brought meals and showered our six year old daughter with gifts as mommy and daddy missed her birthday.

By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”  John 13:35

The love you have shown fills our hearts and reminds us that the deep end still exists.