Hello, is it me you’re looking for?
By Nate Priesinger

 

Hello, is it me you’re
looking for?

I can see it in your
eyes, I can see it in your smile.

You’re all I’ve ever
wanted and my arms are open wide.

‘Cause you know just
what to say, and you know just what to do.

And I want to tell you
so much, I love you.

“Hello” by
Lionel Richie

The last few weeks have been daunting.  My family and I have been ravished with tragedy,
heartache, and pain.  Things have happened that don’t make sense, and
people we love are enduring immense loss.  And as I try to make my way
through the muck and darkness that seem to overshadow my every thought, I sit
down to write this email with a heavy heart.

Do you ever feel like there are more questions than answers?  Do you ever
feel like the road Jesus sends us on is filled with obstacles and barriers
impossible to overcome?  And when life brings us unbearable pain, do you
find it difficult to focus on what our Savior is trying to show us today?

When tragedy strikes, my focus tends to wander away from the golden rules I try
to follow.  Living in the moment, traveling the road Jesus sets before me,
and keeping the faith become blurry mantras.  I begin to question what my
role is, and I stray from the mission I know God wants me to live out.

Yet, as I sit here feeling lost and find it a struggle to send out a positive
message, God always seems to find a way to bring light into the darkness.
Sometimes what He shows me is profound, and sometimes He decides a simple
ditty, like the one above, should play over and over in my head.  And
although these lyrics are being sung about a man’s feeling for the woman he
loves, they seem to resonate in my soul and remind me how much God loves each
and every one of us.

“Hello, is it me you’re looking for?”  Yes, Jesus is the one I
am always looking for.  I may not find Him in ways that are obvious, but
He always makes sure my search ends with a peace that comes from resting in His
everlasting arms.  His light shows up in my family and friends.  His
presence is felt in a simple message sent through an email, text, or
song.  And His words become truth as my heart softens and my eyes open to
a perspective only He can bring.

He can see it in our eyes.  He can see it in our smiles.  Our
acceptance is all He ever wanted, and His arms are open wide.  We may not
always know exactly what to say, and we may not know just what to do.  But
as the questions pile up and the answers seem to be aloof, one thing we can
always count on is this….God wants to tell us so much….”I love you!”