Heavenly Audience for John Lynch, Shelley Hendrix and Craig Bowler...And me and you

Bob Goff, author of Love Does, posted Saturday, "Everything seemed lost, but the angels were leaning over the rails - because they knew what would happen next..."

I love that image, and I believe it happens, maybe not to that extent, all the time, and we are the ones being watched, celebrated and playfully loved. I suppose the angels do this, but I believe for certain Jesus does, and probably gathers others -- angels, saints, earthly relatives -- and says, "Guys, get over here and watch this! Craig Bowler is about to outdo himself this Sunday." Or "Shelley Hendrix is about to extend grace in an all new way."  Or perhaps, "Hey our guy John Lynch, yeah, the one we love so much in Phoenix and whose body is failing him lately, he's about to say the funniest thing he's ever said. And that's saying something!"

And we are enjoyed.

We have a heavenly audience celebrating us at our best.

And even better: When we are at our worst, no one on that side of eternity is watching, because there is no condemnation on that side. Not from our relatives who preceded us. Not by the saints. And certainly not by Jesus, who took the condemnation to the cross on a Friday, and arose on Sunday, clean from all our junk.

Thank you Jesus.