Emptiness
Emptiness describes the state of being empty. When we refer to something as being empty, it is usually because in the normal state it contains something. A jug of milk is empty when the milk is gone; the gas tank in a car is empty when there is no more gas in the tank. The main definition for empty in Webster’s dictionary is, having nothing within, containing nothing, void, vacant.
People often refer to their stomach as being empty when they are hungry, but a person can feel empty in another way. A broken friendship or divorce can leave you feeling empty, as though something that was once inside you is no longer there. The death of a loved one can also cause a feeling of emptiness leaving you feeling void, vacant, as though you have nothing within.
The second definition of empty in Webster’s describes empty as being without force, weight, value or meaning. An example of this type of empty would be an empty promise or and empty accusation, no one wants to be thought of in this manner. We would all like to think that when we make a promise people feel they could believe it. Each of us needs to know that we are valuable in some way and that our life has meaning. Then there are people who like their decisions to have force and their opinions to have weight.
A third definition for empty in the dictionary is as follows, destitute of intelligence or ideas, senseless, inane and frivolous. This type of emptiness is found when a person rambles on talking without focusing on a subject. We call this type of meaningless dialog, empty talk. Though we all may be mentally distracted from time to time and talk emptily, some people seem to ramble on ceaselessly and never say anything of value.
As you can see, we generally do not think of empty in good terms. Empty and emptiness we usually try to avoid. We want milk in the jug and gas in the car and we certainly want our friendships to be unbroken. We should never give our promises lightly and no one wants false accusations spoken of them. When we talk to someone we like them to hear us plainly and understand the idea or thought we are trying to convey.
However, we have another emptiness to look at, an emptiness we have not yet discussed and an emptiness that is positive in nature. So positive in fact, this emptiness has changed the world and affected world governments. It has cemented prophecies of the past and laid the foundation for the future. This emptiness has the capability to change everyone, and thankfully, this emptiness is available to each of us.
The emptiness we are speaking of is the emptiness of the grave. The empty tomb found three days after the crucifixion of Jesus. The emptiness proving our Savior had risen from death, proof that we have hope for life. This emptiness guarantees that we too shall some day rise, leaving behind our own wonderful emptiness.
M't:28:6: (KJ) He is not here: for he is risen,
Happy Easter
With Love & Emptiness;
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