--We all Are On A Journey ~~

--"Oh the Depth Of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!"
How unsearchable are his judgments an dhow inscrutable his ways!"
--[Romans 11:33/ ESV] --

---"Hi Grandpa," I said cheerfully as I walked into the room, resting my hand on his shoulder in greeting as I passed. He startled, jumping enough that he spilled the coffee in the mug he was holding.

--"Oh Erin!" I didn't notice you come in!" he said, as I bent to wipe up the mess. Concern for him set in, long ago. I'd approached him in what should've been full view, yet he hadn't seen me.

Grandpa had just turned ninety-four, and glaucoma and macular degeneration were taking their toll on his eyesight. The doctor said he saw only a small pinhole tunnel of what was directly in front of him. Lately, though, things seemed to be getting even worse. Not that you could persuade Grandpa of that. "I see good enough," he'd tell you if you asked. It seemed an impossible declaration, given how much I watched him miss, but -- I'd realized--it made sense. If you can't see what you're missing, how would you even know it was there?

It must be what it's like for God watching us, I thought as I poured Grandpa another cup of coffee. God's creation surrounds us all, but my finite human senses will never see or comprehend most of it. How much God must watch me miss every day! Yet He doesn't condemn me for my poor eyesight. He calls me me His beloved child. He tells me that, in His perfect eyes, I am acceptable, "good enough," to use Grandpa's words, exactly as I am. How startling How wonderful. ~~

-"Even though I can never understand all that You are, God, I praise your ways, and Your thoughts that are higher than my thoughts. Thank You for Your perfect incomprehensible love. You are total LOVE! ~
--Guideposts/EJ~
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