They will see his face (Revelation 22:4; NLT).
For now we see in a mirror indirectly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known (1 Corinthians 13:12; NET).
So much love,
And so much faith
Embodied in
Your patient face.
So much pain,
So many sighs
Reflected in
Your gentle eyes.
So much truth,
And so much light
Cascading from
Your yielded life.
So much joy,
And so much grace
Expressed, Lord, in
Your warm embrace.
So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him (Luke 15:20; NLT).
References
Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end (John 13:1; NIV).
Jesus left them a second time and prayed, “My Father! If this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will be done” (Matthew 26:42; NLT).
Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last (Luke 23:46; NLT).