wipe away

Yesterday I hiked up the side of Mt. Royal to sat on a rock and read my Bible. I found something I've never seen before.

"The LORD of hosts will prepare a lavish
banquet of all the peoples on this mountain;
A banquet of aged wine, choice pieces with
marrow,
And refined, aged wine.
And on this mountain He will swallow up
the covering which is over all people,
Even the veil which is stretched over all
nations.
He will swallow up death for all time,
And the lord GOD will wipe tears away
from all faces,
And He will remove the reproach of His
people from all the earth;
For the LORD has spoken.
And it will be said on that day,
"Behold, this is our God for whom we have
waited that He might save us.
This is the LORD for whom we have waited;
Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation."

- Isaiah 25:6-9

It's cool the picture of God's love I got while I read this. I'm the oldest in my family and when one of my younger sisters (or even younger girl friends sometimes) is hurting I just would do anything if I could move the entire universe and make it stop. I wish so badly that I could be the hero of the moment and take away whatever the cause of these tears are. (I've gotten myself in trouble more than a few times trying.) Today watching the sun begin to set God showed me He is the same way. He does love me so intensely that He wants to move the entire universe just to wipe my tears away. Except He's God and He has the power to change any situation in my life or my heart if I'm willing to wait on Him. (Waiting's important, 'cause it's tricky to move the universe without crushing someone else in the process. :p) Ironically the thought of such a big someone as God wanting to be close enough to wipe my tears away made me cry, then laugh, then cry, then laugh-cry. Ah, the beauty of being a girl. :p