Jesus Makes Us Family

Today, at lunch, there were two dads, three moms, and six kids scattered around the table. At one point during the meal, I noticed a dad holding a sleeping baby that wasn't his.  Another dad was holding laughing and playing with another baby that was not his either. One mom was eating with two free hands for probably the first time in six months. And another mom… Well, she was sharing her lunch with her biological son and another boy of no relation to her.  

At that moment, I made eye contact with my husband and smiled. It was one of those moments.  The moments where it's just like God is speaking so loud and clear - and today, He was reminding me of the full revelation that Jesus really just made us all family. 

And here we sit around this big table together: each one of us loving one another, caring for one another, and each one of us loving Jesus. It was a beautiful moment, and yet, at the same time, just an every day moment. But nonetheless a moment That God impressed upon my heart that regardless of our relation to one another, Jesus made us all family.  

My prayer is that He would continue to allow me to see the beauty - His beauty in the everyday moments.