In the Presence of, What?

Many times we don’t see what is right in front of us. We may have an inkling but don’t really know. Its important at all times to be in the here and now for if we don’t we never know when we are in the presence of greatness or great evil. Lives can so quickly change direction. One day everything is well its seems we are blessed and nothing can go wrong. We take it as a gift, but do we say thanks? We may even think things are going well because of us. That we willed it. While we to have a heavy hand on our days in our time we rarely are so great. Those days we hit all the green lights in traffic, is it us that makes that happen? God loves us and wants us to have a good life like any parent to child. He knows all and sees all and gives us rules and guidelines, not to be a dictator but to light a path that will help us through life. For many on the bad days we pray in desperation, “God please help me! Just get me out of this and I will do and be yours forever!” The question is do we follow through? Do we forget until the next calamity. God loves you and is waiting to hear from you. Like a parent with a small child he wants to hear the good and the bad. He wants to comfort us and help us with skinned knees and broken hearts. And just as much, he wants to hear “Thank you’s” and “I love you’s”. For how hollow is a relationship of yours where you give and love till it hurts and all your loved one does is take. How full is that relationship and how much more will you give if you get back. 

Luke 7:11-17

11Soon afterward he went to a city called Na'in, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 12As he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large crowd from the city was with her. 13And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep." 14And he came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, arise." 15And the dead man sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother. 16Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!" 17And this report concerning him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country.