here
“Mom, I’ll home in a minute I have to stop at the
As I stood
there wondering how on earth to spell “Hamilton” I heard a voice from the chair
nearby. “I’m right here.”
It was this
little old lady sitting there waiting for… something with her little old
husband.
I looked
over, laughed and then explained my problem.
She laughed
and said, “Oh bless your heart, I’m just teasing you.” (“Bless your heart”
generally means “Oh you’re an idiot” I’ve discovered.)
I had seen
them both sitting there, but what with my laptop, phone, large notebook, purse
and the crazy amount of other things I had piled in my arms, (and the fact I
can’t spell “Hamilton” to save a life) I hadn’t done what I normally do—which
was say hello to the people sitting in those yellow chairs.
As I was
driving home, I found myself thinking about that.
“I’m
right here.” Those words…
That’s what
I say when I’m in trouble.
That’s what
I say in the middle of the chaos of life.
That’s what
I say when I’m trying not to be to invisible.
“I’M HERE!”
I yell as I run through the doors, making a mad dash attempt not to be
too late.
“I am
here.” Jesus says when the storms get louder.
“I am the
light of the world…” He says in the darkness. (John 8:12)
“I AM WHO I
AM,” he proclaims over my doubt. (Exodus 3:14)
“I am the
way, and the truth and the life,” he says when I am lost. (John 14:6)
I am…
“The One who
was sitting on the throne said, “Look! I am making everything new!” Then
he said, “Write this, because these words are true and can be trusted.”
The One on the throne said to me, “It is finished. I am the alpha and the
Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give free water from the spring of the
water of life to anyone who is thirst. Those who win the victory will receive
this, and I will be their God, and they will be my Children.” ~Revelation
21:5-7
--Rachel Joy