Resurrection In You
I took what felt like my first real, deep breath in weeks. My face hurt from smiling and laughing, but it was a welcome ache. I hadn't felt this much like myself in... Well, I can't remember how long.
Sunday Michelle and I drove, just the two of us, to Indianapolis for a concert. It was just us in my little car, fully present. She had no homework or papers to grade. I had nowhere else to be or anyone else to meet up with. It was just us, and it was glorious.
The work I do everyday can be emotionally and spiritually tiring. Michelle’s work is the same. But for a few hours on Sunday, all that was gone. We were awake and present with and for one another. There was relief from the burdens we carry... the kind of relief that only comes for me when I'm with the one who knows me best. With Michelle I feel seen. I feel heard. She laughs at my ridiculous jokes (and my ridiculousness in general). She tells me when I'm being dumb. She listens to my stories. She celebrates my successes. She stands with me in and through my failures. She challenges and encourages me. With her I feel most like myself. With Michelle I am most aware of the presence of God.
That night the singer (Skye Peterson) sang,
“This is not just a story I've made up in my mind
It's real; I've seen it with my own two eyes
And I know, I know, I know that it's true
'Cause I've seen the resurrection in You”
As I listened to these words --sitting with the love of my life -- I somehow knew it was all true once again. It's still Lent, but I saw the resurrection. I know it is more than a story. It's true. I saw it in the one who sat with me and sang with me and fell asleep next to me in the car as we drove home that night.
Michelle, I see the resurrection in you.
Listen to “Resurrection in You” by Skye Peterson