Passion Impressions

I went to the Passion Conference in Boston this past weekend, and I just wanted to record some of the impressions I left with. Friday night as I was listening to the worship music and just reveling in the moment, I had the thought that THIS is what I want for my child. I want him to feel this way, to be totally and completely in love with God, and to feel His love beaming back. And it occurred to me that this was not an abstraction anymore; it was very specific. I wanted this not for my vague future children, but for this child. Wow. Sometimes I'm still totally surprised by the fact that there is a person inside me.

Later that night Louie Giglio talked about who we are as people, and who we are as Christians. He was talking about how we are chosen, called, cherished, etc. But the first thing he mentioned is that we are created. He was saying how even at the very beginning it's a miracle, because one cell from your father and one cell from your mother come together to form one cell. And from that one cell your entire body developed. It's so amazing. I've always loved the verses like Jeremiah 1:5 ("Before I formed you in the womb I knew you...") and Psalm 139:13 ("For you created my imnost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb"), but now they suddenly have a different meaning. Instead of being the one created, I am the womb. It's a beautiful change of circumstance. I love the idea that God knows this baby. God knew this baby before this baby was one cell. Probably before I was one cell. I am in awe of the Creator.