A few times a year, I experience situations and events that I feel I have experienced before. I know of many people who, like me, have had experiences with deja vu.
While walking my dog earlier this week, I noticed a fair amount of frost on the ground. I live in a very low part of a midwestern city. While the first frost was earlier than usual, we usually get it in September. The frost got me thinking about the various cycles of life. The temperatures will drop. Trees will lose their leaves. Snow will come. The outdoors will be seemingly dead for three months. Then we will see buds on trees and plants. Robins will return. The snow will melt. Trees and plants will become lush for several months while waiting for the first frost.
If you think about it, one could become really bored with this ongoing cycle. However, each cycle is always at least slightly different than all of the previous cycles. Even in warm weather areas, there are weather cycles. Tropical areas have rainy seasons and dry seasons. Each season is always different than all prior seasons.
Now, think about how this plays into Christianity. Christians believe that our time on earth is part of a cycle. We will then move to eternal life. Sometimes I question whether or not I want to be around forever - it could be very monotonous and tiresome. Then I think about the various cycles and seasons that I have experienced. Even though winter is cold, I always look forward to it. When I start getting sick of the cold and darkness, a strong hint of spring comes around. Something attractive is always right in front of us. When we reach it and experience it for some time, something else that attracts us pops up. Why would we expect the afterlife to be different?
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