The Human State

      Have you ever given any thought to what it means to be human? What is that really? Being human has been described in many ways some of which are good and some not so good. The full range of the human state is far too great to begin to explain in the space of this blog. It is questionable if a book or a library full of books could accomplish that feat. There are many libraries on this planet full of books explaining or trying to explain the human state and what it is to be human. If you could see my smile you would understand that there is another explanation coming.
     It is important to understand that what most people think of as our purpose on this planet is to live life to it's fullest, acquire all they can, love, procreate and be as happy as they can. That is the human vision of it all. To some degree that is part of the human condition and vision but it is only partly correct. First of all, it is not what we were created for. We were originally created as children of God and placed in a garden that provided all we could possibly want. Why? So God could have children to love and love Him back. What proof do I have of that? God so loves us He gave His only begotten Son that we may be forgiven our iniquities for all time. We have nothing God wants since all things are His to begin with. The human state is that we are born in darkness. The choice is ours to travel to the light of His love or remain in the darkness.
      A major portion of the travel toward the light is littered with dark spots impeding our progress. The dark spots are often the people who have chosen the material things they see as what makes them human. The original sin. Those material things are very tempting. That is not what we were created to pursue. The pleasure of what is finite is not the true human state. We were created to be an infinite creation but it is our choice to travel that path toward God. Our hearts are drawn to the light and the promise of eternal life. 

I would like to take a few moments to pray for all those who are affected by the hurricanes and earth quakes in the past weeks. May the good Lord be merciful and provide what is needed to recover from the destruction and loss. May He comfort and wrap His loving arms around those who lost loved ones in these tragedies. May those who have passed be granted entrance into Your house for eternity. Bless those giving of their time and money in response to those in need. Thank you Lord for hearing this prayer. AMEN and AMEN.

I have one card to share with you today (75th). Two of Jill and my friends, Kathie and Cheri had an early birthday party for me. Kat was going to be away this month and they wanted to be sure they celebrated it with us. It was a surprise to say the least.

This card is one created by Cheri and knowing the ladies it was a collaboration project. It is a step card. 

 
Here is the inside.

Very clever and very appreciated. Thank you both. You are both very special to both of us.

There are other cards to share but they will be spread  out over the next two posts. Until then be sure to pray for those affected by the hurricanes and earth quakes and remember to always Love The Details.