Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado
So close yet so far away.
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison is 48 miles long and 2,722 feet deep. Crossing the canyon takes quite an effort no matter which route a person chooses. What seems so easy to reach is actually much more difficult than a person might think.
Sin has created a great distance between God and us human creatures. But God has not abandoned us. The questions is who built the bridge to whom?
"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide." John 15:16a English Standard Version
Jesus will soon be crucified when he speaks these words to his disciples, yet he assures them that he is the one who has built the bridge to their lives. It wasn't their superiority to other Jews or because of any moral greatness that Jesus chose them. He loved them.
In the same way it is Jesus, who, through his crucifixion, reaches out to you. He builds the bridge. Why? Because he loves you. He is passionate about you. He will not abandon you.
Jesus Christ is so close to you.
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2013Douglas P. Brauner. ARR
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison is 48 miles long and 2,722 feet deep. Crossing the canyon takes quite an effort no matter which route a person chooses. What seems so easy to reach is actually much more difficult than a person might think.
Sin has created a great distance between God and us human creatures. But God has not abandoned us. The questions is who built the bridge to whom?
"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide." John 15:16a English Standard Version
Jesus will soon be crucified when he speaks these words to his disciples, yet he assures them that he is the one who has built the bridge to their lives. It wasn't their superiority to other Jews or because of any moral greatness that Jesus chose them. He loved them.
In the same way it is Jesus, who, through his crucifixion, reaches out to you. He builds the bridge. Why? Because he loves you. He is passionate about you. He will not abandon you.
Jesus Christ is so close to you.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
(Click on picture to enlarge.)
Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2013
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