Face to Face

I wonder what it will be like to SEE Christ. I am living in anticipation of seeing loved ones very soon. MA will be home tomorrow, Bec will be home this Sunday, I will be at my childhood home in 3 weeks - surrounded by Mom and Dad, aunts and uncles, cousins and friends. I am looking forward to being with each one. I have kept in contact with them by text, email and/or phone but nothing can replace actually being in their presence. I have images in my mind of what they look like - the color of their eyes, the way they smile, the shape of their hands - but when we are actually face to face the images are replaced by the real thing. I get to look at their eyes, know that I am responsible for that one particular smile on their face, feel their hands as they hug me close. What will it be like to experience Christ's physical presence? I wonder what will run through my head? What thoughts, what visions, what sensations?

Face to face with Christ, my Savior,
Face to face—what will it be,
When with rapture I behold Him,
Jesus Christ Who died for me?

Face to face I shall behold Him,
Far beyond the starry sky;
Face to face in all His glory,
I shall see Him by and by!

Only faintly now I see Him,
With the darkened veil between,
But a blessed day is coming,
When His glory shall be seen.

What rejoicing in His presence,
When are banished grief and pain;
When the crooked ways are straightened,
And the dark things shall be plain.

Face to face—oh, blissful moment!
Face to face—to see and know;
Face to face with my Redeemer,
Jesus Christ Who loves me so.
~Carrie Breck