a soft place.
A soft place to land. When I imagine the kind of disciple Jesus is calling me to be, I imagine Him. I imagine the gentle man people came far and wide to meet. People from every background heard about Jesus and came to Him in hopes of just catching a glimpse of Him, of touching Him, or courageously seeking His healing for their friends and family (Mk 6:56). But what did people say about Jesus to create such a wonder in their hearts? A wonder so longing that they would take action.
Then I asked myself. Well, why do I seek Jesus? Why do I go to Him?
He is a soft place to land. When my emotions bubble up I turn to Him. If I am in desperate need of healing, I seek Him. When I am lonely and just need to be fully seen, I sit before Him. Often times I am going through something too difficult to configure a solution on my own and I need His advice. When I am too sad to speak and it seems sorrow overtakes my reality, I need Him to hold me. If the people I love need help I cannot provide, I ask for His intercession. When I want to escape the hurt this world inflicts on my heart, I fall into Him. Every time I turn towards my best friend, the one who knows me, I find a soft place to land (Ps 139:1).
I scan my body. This temple. His temple. He reminds me it is “wonderfully made” by His hands (Psalm 139:14). Am I a soft place to land? Am I a shelter for the people that need to rest? I want to be a soft place to land for my people, for His people. I want to be a sacred and comforting temple for hearts to retreat. If people come to me in any capacity, from all backgrounds, in any situation, I want them to encounter Jesus who abides within me. These are the disciples Jesus has called us to be for one another.
You are a temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 6:19). The gentle Jesus abides within you. You are capable of being a soft place to land. The hands and feet of Jesus in this world. You are His shoulders for others to cry on. You are His arms to embrace others. You are His heart to love, comfort, and deeply care for others.
When His children are seeking refuge, are you a soft place to land?
x courtney.
