Longing to Connect

The most wonderful day in all eternity is here! He is risen!

Meanwhile, my new hearing aids are doing something very strange, but because of the holiday, my audiologist was on vacation all week, and thus could not tell me how to stop them from doing it. For no apparent reason, they have been singing at odd moments a 6 tone chime, first in one ear, then the other. It happens irregularly, and I was befuddled as to why. I changed the battery twice, even though the batteries are supposed to last a week, and it had only been a day. Then I began to figure out a possible cause. Since they are bluetooth enabled, every time I come within range of a bluetooth device, they are trying to connect with it. I cannot see the bluetooth device...sometimes it happens as I pass a house that must have one! Friday, I walked in a friend's house filled with various bluetooth devices and my hearing aids were singing a full symphony for quite some time. Monday, the audiologist returns from Easter Break, and I will have her deprogram whatever crazy program is awry.

Nonetheless, it is a fitting symbol for Resurrection Sunday. The hearing aids know where the invisible source of power is to which they long to connect. They cannot "see" it, but they know it is there, and they send out their signal in the emptiness, knowing the source hears them.

Before Jesus rose again, the disciples despaired. They had no hope of ever seeing Him again. When He rose from the grave, their faith was reaffirmed. Their eternity was sealed. If He had risen from the dead, He was exactly who He had claimed to be -- the Messiah, Lord, the Christ, the Savior. A major game changer. Even upon seeing the risen Christ, Thomas declared he would not believe unless he could touch him. Jesus let him touch His nail scarred hands, and Thomas believed. Jesus met Thomas where he was in his walk of faith, but still remonstrated, "You believe because you have seen, blessed are they who believe without seeing."

We should all strive to be like my hearing aids, calling out to the Source of all creation knowing He is there even when He is not seen. Even when we are so downtrodden that we feel He is gone forever! We should all be longing to connect, and calling out loudly with the voice of faith that He will answer in His way and in His time. Until then, we will keep calling, knowing he is there, knowing He hears, knowing one day all creation who call upon His name will reconnect with the Creator.

While terribly distracting and annoying, when I think of my hearing aids in that light, I am grateful for the reminder.

He is risen!
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John 5:24 

Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.

Hebrews 11:1 

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

John 20:31 

But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

Mark 9:24 

Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”

Romans 10:17 

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.