Even when we’re going someplace exceedingly wonderful, saying goodbye is never easy. So this thing we call growth is a bittersweet blessing. So let’s keep a clear head, say our goodbyes with gratitude, and “go on to perfection.”
For the time being, unfulfilled desires are difficult to deal with, but the emptiness of our hearts right now will only make the dream sweeter when it comes true. And one day, my dear friend, the dream is going to come true!
Going back to the cross is a painful. No sensitive human being can think of the agony of Christ’s crucifixion and not be gut-wrenched, all the more when we realize that our own sins crucified Him. But only so can we be healed of what hurts us.