I love watching the Olympics, summer & winter, esp. the closing ceremonies. Its all about celebrating- the achievements, the nations, the athletes. The Torino closing ceremonies were no different. It was filled with fun, festive music & choreography, great costumes & props, spectacular, dazzling effects. The athletes marched in, country by country, to the roar of the massive crowd, and even here in my own living room I was filled with the same wonder and emotion I could see in the eyes of those in that stadium.
There is something about the whole event that speaks deeply to me every 4 years- whether its Torino or Barcelona, Lillehammer or Nagano. The pageantry, the joy, the unity, the celebration of achievement, the wonder & awe- could it somehow be a little picture of what Heaven will be like? Think about it- People from every tongue and every nation, from every age and time, gathered before the throne of God, in unbounded wonder and celebration. The spectacle of the ages, of the universe. And it will not end. We will sing, dance, play, love- forever in the presence of our Lord and Savior. We will enjoy Him and each other forever. I think that's what my heart longs for. Doesn't yours?
Rob
"a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands..." Revelation 7:9-17