City Tour of Colosseum, Maria Maggiore, Capitol Hill and More

Today was the best day yet!! I was able to physically see man’s translations of God’s majesty by visiting some of the churches.

Seeing the Maria Maggiore church has made me become more eager to stand in his presence in humility. It has helped me recognize who God is (magnificent and awesome) and who I am. Being here has humbled me and blessed me with the knowledge that he loves me with his unconditional love, despite the fact that I have not always loved him. Experiencing this made it so real to me that his is the creator and I am his creation. I pray that I am able to be the person that God created despite by shortcomings. I wish I were able to put in writing this experience but mere words cannot began to express what my heart and sprit felt as I connected to my creator. As the tears rolled down my face I thought of all you my close friends, family and what a blessing to know that we will all be together in God presence one day. What a blessing God has given me to be able to share this with my beautiful friend Evelyn and all of you with this blog. Now I say that I have been eased of the pain I carried for the ones that have gone before me because I now know and experienced that as they stand in God presence they lack nothing as my mere experience today is just a drop of what it must be to be in God glory. As I get ready to post and review pictures I am disappointed that they are not able to replicate what which God let me see personally. The sweet fragrance of incents the golden candlesticks, the choir praising him the seraphim guarding this throne quicken my spirit that I will someday stand in his presence and witness greater magnificent then what I have seen today.

When we visited the Colosseum all I could think of is the pain and the sadness of wasted lives of those who died not known my Christ. As I try to write more about the day nothing can compare or even seem important enough to write about. We truly feel that God gifted us with his presence and allowed us to see a glimpse of things yet to come and for that alone it was well worth this trip.

In His Love and Service
Lydia, Evelyn, Jerry and Janis