On Earth

The story of Jesus’ life includes three different versions of a veil being torn.  The most obvious one, the moment of His crucifixion death, was when the veil in the temple was torn in two, tearing the thick wall between God and man and allowing eternal access for each of us.  But that was the last of the three times. 

His birth had also included a tearing, one of an amniotic sac necessary for a human arrival.  That was the second one, allowing the gift to arrive—the coming of God to live among us.

But an even earlier veil story was nine months before when a young woman said yes to the invitation of God.  Mary offered herself for His outrageous plans, yielding her future to His way.  Her dreams for home and husband were forever altered as she responded with a courageous “yes” when the angel arrived bearing a heavenly proposal that nearly cost her her earthly one with Joseph.  It was a very real risk that the bridal veil she’d probably envisioned for years might be lost forever in the scandal she was entering.  This was not a tame story.  Her “yes,” wrapped in humble willingness, had the power of trust at its core that could shatter darkness.  She would agree to that whatever the cost.  She didn’t know how it would unfold, only that her life was only right when she aligned her will with His and let whatever good He’d desired get to earth. 

At the moment she agreed, however, and in any moment that we say yes to God’s promptings and will, we find that a veil of possibility gets torn and heaven arrives again.  Each time it is a miraculous gift that brings His amazing presence and power to the planet.

When His will comes, He Himself is with us.  We cannot separate Him from His purpose and His character.  It is all one.  Love and truth and justice come when we are willing to choose Him.