look up.

so i found this quote.

i used to have it on my Facebook profile.

but i've decided to post it here - in hopes that more will read it and contemplate its poignance. 

i think it's great.

it certainly challenges me to see beyond my often-trivial worries and anxieties and realize that something greater is coming, God is so near to us, and His kingdom's work is at hand.

so here's the epic quote by one of my heroes, dietrich bonhoeffer:

"look up you whose eyes are fixed on this earth,

you who are captivated by the events and changes on the surface of this earth...

look up, your redemption is drawing near.

something different than you see daily, 

something more important,

something infinitely greater and more powerful

is taking place.

become aware of it,

be on guard,

wait a short while longer, 

wait and something new will overtake you!

God will come, 

Jesus will take possession of you,

and you will be redeemed people."

i've just got one question for you:

was anyone else utterly convicted when they read the line, "look up...you who are captivated by the events and changes on the surface of this earth"?

i feel like that's totally me. my time, my money, my life. they're all so oriented towards things on "the surface of this earth."

so how do we change that? how do we look up?

*i took the liberty of separating the quote into stanza-like segments for greater effect. please don't sue me...