Laminin

In our small group last night we watched the DVD "How great is our God" from the Passion group with Louie Giglio.  The thing that stuck with me was this little molecule called laminin that in essence hold us together - check out this picture of laminin.

How amazing to think that at the very core of who I am is a cross!  Yes this does mean very different things to different people but to me it made me think that even though I want to have nothing to do with God and shove him to one side He is there at the core of my being.  He holds me together - OK it's the laminin that does this but you know what I mean.  The past two years have been a very painful road for me to walk and often it has felt that I have left God behind.  BUT I have not because He has been right there with me even though I may not have been aware of him.  Watching the DVD last night was a gentle reminder of being held by God and of God being with me in these very dark two years.

As I look forward and contemplate the arrival of my son I am so comforted to know that already God is right there with him.  In his little body his laminin is there and at the centre of that is the cross.  The cross that is life giving; the cross that is the hope of all who trust in Him; the cross that is the ultimate symbol of God's amazing love for all of us.  I really feel that I can say without a shadow of a doubt - HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD.