June 24, 2011
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Thoughts
The first time I knew, I did not learn, but I knew because I saw it.
It stems, I think, from the realization of his sinfulness and also the realization and wonder at his blessings. This realization he renews daily, several times a day; I’ve seen it. Not to give himself a sense of guilt, not to dredge up old wounds and old hurts. No, he does it to renew his sense of awe and wonder, “I am loved, I am forgiven.”
How selfish, those who don’t know him might proclaim. How selfish and prideful to revel in your own blessings. You read him wrong, you don’t know the man. It is for your sake and mine that he keeps the wonder alive; ours and the glory of Him who bestows it.
For he takes that awareness, that wonder and thankfulness and he gives it all away. He sees it in you and in me. Especially when we cannot see it in ourselves; but he sees it there because He put it there.
I have seen him in action. Do you have a cross that is too much to bear? He will help. No, he cannot carry your cross for you. No one can, but he can help. He will let the fact that you are burdened be his cross and he will carry it in your name. Is he perfect? Certainly not! He can frustrate, annoy, and irritate with the best of them. What sets him apart is that he knows how to love better than any of them.
