Missing out!

“And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?’” Matthew 27:46.

So I may have share this thought before, but I felt like sharing it again because I am realizing once again what I will be missing out on. I thought my daughter was already too cute since a long time ago. I wonder if she has reached the peak of her cuteness (is that even a word?) before but I am wrong. Every day I witness her growth and she becomes more lovely and lovely to me in my eyes.

And now my family will be visiting Korea for the next few (many) weeks. It was something planned long time ago. At first I didn’t think of it too much but as the time is nearing for them to visit I am realizing what I will be missing out on. It’s not the people that they will be visiting. It’s not the awesome Korean food they will be eating all the time. It’s not the great time they will be having in Korea. What I will be missing out on is my family themselves. I will be missing out on every moment of Sebin. Her giggles and laughs, her baby talks, her running all over the place, I won’t be able to see that for more than 6 weeks. I will be missing out on our second baby growing in Hyemi’s womb. And I will be missing out on spending time with my wife and her food. You can say that I will see them again next month, so what is the big deal? Well, every moment counts and that is a big deal.

I wonder how Jesus must have felt to be forsaken from God in His death. Come on, it was for only a short while! But no, it seems it’s beyond that. The slightest thought of being disconnected from the Father is something unthinkable and unbearable for Jesus. And yet, that is something Jesus was willing to do because He loved us. Jesus was willing to save us from our sins that He gave up His life and the moment of being disconnected from the Father even for a short little while. We should be thankful for the great sacrifice Jesus made for us. Our Creator and Savior did that for you and me.