Anxiously Waiting

Dear Diary,

Maddy sat in the car looking out the window as we passed the snow covered mountain tops of the banks that lined the winding road. The chill in the air was warmed by the feeling of Christmas and the excitement that the birth of our Lord was the celebration at hand. Maddy snuggled into her cherry red coat, her hat dipping forward to cover her brow.

"Are you excited about Christmas?" I asked, knowing that she was, but wanting to see the world through the eyes of a child again. That world is a wonderful place filled with newness and excitement, where Christmas candies glisten like gold by the light of the tree, and colored sheets of paper wrap their arms around gifts waiting to be a part of that one special day.

"Yeah, I can't wait!" she grinned.

"I can't wait until the day we're in heaven. You'll be able to go outside by yourself anytime because Jesus will always be watching, and you'll be able to go to the river and play with Him in the water all by yourself." I said, turning into our driveway.

"Yeah, and we'll be eating there," Maddy added, remembering the feast of the Lamb when all the saints will be gathered with their Lord.

Turning off the car, we sat in the garage for a while sharing excitement, and our hope for all that heaven holds. I wanted to know her thoughts on it all... Will we sleep? Will we need to eat? Will we serve, or will we be served? So I asked, "What do you think, will you be serving at the supper, or do you think you'll be served by others."

Immediately her eyes lit up, and sitting straight in her chair with a smile she replied, "I'll be serving." I could feel her excitement as she added, "I can't wait!"

Children glisten as gold by the light of the tree, where like colored sheets of paper--little arms wrapped around their gifts--they anxiously wait to be part of that day, when they will serve them to our Lord.

"And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him, and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts: gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. " ~ Matthew 2:11

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