HeartLetter

"You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts."
~ 2 Corinthians 3:2

So, I'm an English major...and I really appreciate a good metaphor, a lot. The idea of being a letter is so appealing to me, so beautiful.

I love getting letters in the mail--and not just because it means my opening my mailbox had purpose. No, I love getting letters because they are personal and intimate. When you get a letter from someone you get a tangible piece of their mind, their thoughts, their feelings. Letters are written evidence.

Written evidence. Paul says that we are letters. We are written evidence. Evidence of what? Of God's saving grace. God has written on our hearts the salvation story. We are testimonies of His love. How awesome is that?

As such, we should make sure that we are letters worth reading. We should be living lives that are confirmation of what God has done.

Paul says that we are read by everybody. How true! As we go through our days we should remember that others are watching us and seeing our example. It's sad, but people will judge us and say things like, "Well, that wasn't very Christian" when we screw up, and when we do something right they'll say, "Well, they're a little extreme." But we should be known for our love and not for being hypocrites.

So, you are a HeartLetter. Through you, God will do miraculous things. It's almost like a really long chain letter that has been going on for decades and centuries. Don't forget what you are, and what you are testimony of, HeartLetter.