To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Colossians 1:27 NIV
During my quiet time, the following phrase from a devotional by Sarah Young struck me and has remained with me ever since: “Deep within you runs a vein of gold waiting to be discovered”. When I think about this today, the sentence fits exactly with what I experienced yesterday. Today I can rejoice inwardly.
For five days one thing is certain: I am Covid positive. That means I have to stay in quarantine for ten days.
Since it is a normal part of my life to take walks in nature several times a week, this is a completely new situation. The days passed amazingly well until the fifth day, and I enjoyed countless phone calls so that I couldn't even take them all. Too many phone calls unfortunately give me a headache.
Last night, however, the time had come: I was in quarantine distress. I felt that my body needed movement. But how? Normally I would go walking now. It was impossible to sleep in this state because my legs were restless. So I got up and began to walk slowly through my apartment. Within I felt aggressive and resigned at the same time.
I cried out to God for help. He had allowed this situation to come about, but He had also said that He is with us. But what did his help look like now? While I was walking in circles in the apartment, I kept passing the stereo. My next impulse was to put on some music and to listen to some old familiar Christian gospel songs: "Side by side we stand awaiting God's command worshipping the saving King..."
Walking and singing along did me so much good. At the same time, tears were flowing because I remembered the time when we used to sing the song together. It was normal back then.
Walking and singing along, I felt started feeling better and better. I had the impression that I was running away from the darkness that was reaching for me, and in doing so, I was running directly into the loving arms of my Father. His light enveloped me and I felt at ease again. That was exactly my experience yesterday. He was there and escorted me back into His glory.
©Sigrid Hruby