Stay

I was thinking about the day that our daughter was born. Now I don't know that any of the mothers who read this will agree that the husband puts in any work what's so ever, but little as it may be I know that I felt the sense of accomplishment when our little girl was born. I don't know if it was the hour at which I took Laura to the hospital 3am, the fact that I didn't sleep at all from that time on, the worrying about the pain that laura was feeling, or holding more than Laura's hand as she delivered. Whatever it was, when Lorelai was born I remember feeling, "look what we have done." It was amazing as the nurse placed our new baby in the little side cart thing and Lorelai reached out with one hand grabbing the side of the cart and pulling her self onto her side. A brand new baby with strength enough to pull herself over. WOW!

All I could do in that moment was sit there in the rocking chair beside Laura and marvel at this little life. Resting in that moment of reflection, splendor, and exhaustion. I didn't leave to go take a shower or go take a nap. I stayed there, I rested in that moment. I took pictures and marveled at my little girl.

I just read through Genesis 1 this morning and the first couple verses of chapter 2. The act of creation was an amazing act of power and strength and probably pain free joy for God. When he got to the end of this effort. He didn't go on to the next accomplishment. He stayed there in that moment. He rested. He made a holy day out of it. I think he just wanted to be there, to experience to new life, to take pictures, to revel in what he had made. To enjoy us and the rest of this beautiful world.

Perhaps this is the reason that sabbath continues even to this day. God is still in the business of recreating us. He doesn't want to just move onto the next thing. He wants to stay, rest, and enjoy what he has done, he wants to enjoy us.

It makes me want to stay and enjoy him too.