Pure Gifts
Author: Andrew Comiskey
May 21, 2021
‘When Jesus ascended on
high, He took prisoners captive and gave gifts to men.’
(Eph. 4: 8)
In this last week of
Easter, between Ascension and Pentecost, I am overwhelmed by the generosity of
God. Nothing can contain the love between Father and Son. Now reunited, the
Divine duo overflow with blessings for the earthbound. Heaven saturates this
prisoner who has been captivated by boundless Love.
Heaven touched earth last
week at our second to last Immerse meeting. Due to a scheduling ‘glitch’, the
gathering rerouted to my church. Fellow congregants joined our impassioned
singing and witnessing for the first time. Heaven broke in to remind us that
Father and Son vanquished the power of death, releasing us prisoners from tombs
of sloth, despair, and worldly sorrow. Pure gift: a celebration of the life we
share with the blessed Trinity!
On our last evening of
Immerse, Jorge and Kate reminded us why we invest in all this healing and
cleansing—to offer ourselves wisely and well to each other. Both Jorge and Kate
are ‘deep well’ Living Waters people on the eve of their June wedding. It was
beautiful to hear how a ‘village’ of committed Christians around them—family
members, friends, counselors, pastors, small groups, the DSM staff (Kate was an
intern with us)—contributed to the firm ground underneath their feet. Like any
healthy couple, their love casts a vision beyond itself for all of us. Pure
gift.
Now the piece de
resistance: Annette and I welcomed two new grandkids this spring—Tommy Comiskey
born to youngest son Sam and wife Chelsea March 15th and Charlie
Comiskey delivered just a week ago to eldest son Greg and wife Christina. These
kids are perfect. Talk about pure gifts. Annette is in a love dream and I love
to see her enraptured by these two additions. As for now, she loves them more
than anyone else.
The other day I ventured
to CA but unlike the warfare we usually experience in my absence, Annette
forgot I was gone. Jesus surrounded her with gifts from heaven (and our pretty
solid kids)--a gaggle of grandkids. Pure gifts. Look at the pic. She is in the center of God’s generous love. Amen.
Thank You Father, Son, Holy Spirit for gifts of Your goodness to us.
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