Resonate - rez' a nat - to amplify...
All it takes is a beginning...and from there is can spread and spread and spread and spread.
I really hadn't planned on going to church today. I didn't want to but as it turned out, I needed it more than I could have imagined.
The preacher talked about several families going through unimaginable trials. One woman's husband died at her mother's funeral. " How do you keep the Joy? was his question. Sometimes you need to keep your joy on the inside. Grieve with a friend. Don't offer the proverbial God needed another flower for His Garden. Sometimes joy has to resonate from the inside. Its effect will still be the same if not more vibrant, more deeply felt and maybe, more sincere.
Couple 1 came in and then Couple 2. Couple 2 came because of Couple 1. Resonate in action. It jolted me back to His Reality. Whether in the deepest of grief or on the verge of a new journey - showing someone where the Water is may be the greatest love we can lavish on each other. It is up to them to decide if they want to Drink. That choice can never be made for someone else. Grace is a free gift but can't be given by us. That kind of Love resonates from Him and Him alone. Sometimes our only job is just to show up...
