Do you miss them or do you long for the time when we will be a part of even better, greater, things? Our best is ahead of us in Christ.
Both.
Btw, technically speaking, the Bible doesn't really say anything about "the lion and the lamb" lying down together.
In fact, I struggled a bit in making that particular design because I like to be scripturally accurate.
The Bible twice mentions the wolf and the lamb, but I really couldn't come up with a good graphic for that...or maybe I just didn't try hard enough.
"The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious." (Isaiah 11:6-10)
"The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD." (Isaiah 65:25)
A lion is mentioned in both portions of scripture, but I've ofttimes wondered how the whole "lion and the lamb" thing came to be.
Maybe because Jesus is called both a "lion" and a "lamb" elsewhere in scripture?
Don't know.
Anyhow, just passing through to wish everyone a blessed day in the Lord.