Leah’s Scotland Blog

This is a picture of all the American goodies that people in Scotland requested I bring back from the states.  (If you are wondering, the corn syrup was for me…)  As I was unpacking all these things from my overweight baggage, it got me thinking on the act of missing things.

Unexpectedly, I don’t miss many things from America.  I don’t crave any specific items that cause me to be homesick and I have thoroughly enjoyed discovering new things.  (Although, I have had some difficulty in the baking department trying to find replacement for specific ingredients, thus, the corn syrup.)

People, of course, are a different story.  You definitely can’t find replacements for those people that have shaped you for the first quarter of your life.  Happily, technology allows us to stay in close connect. And fortunately, God has provided me with a wonderful family over here.

Yet, what is it that we really feel the absence of when we miss people and things?  Love, comfort, joy, fun, familiarity, security… These earthly longings are a pale comparison to what humanity is missing as a whole.  We miss being in the presence of our Creator.  Underneath it all we long for these things in our present home, because we are lacking the complete fulfillment we will have in heaven with God. Talk about home-sickness.