Monday, July 30, 2007

Finding God

I have recently been listening to Philip Yancy's book Finding God in Unexpected Places and it reminded me to write another blog. I am finding God in unexpected places and people.



I was running one evening on a sidewalk in my suburbanite multicultural neighborhood and I noticed the sunset. It was one of those Sunsets that was just gorgeous and I had an overwhelming sense of the grandeur of the Creator. I then watched people drive by me talking on cell phones, people walking dogs with Ipods (the people had the Ipods!), and overweight people self consciously jogging in new sportswear. It occurred to me they were missing God or at least the evidence of God because they were preoccupied.



The other day I met a young man whose parents had moved here from Guatemala. He had taken up the trade of an electrician and was making a living to raise his yet to be born child in this American dreamworld. He told me he was seeking God but he was waiting for proof. I shared with him the possibility he might be waiting a long time for 100% proof of the existence of the Divine. In our conversation together I found God in our midst and I hope he did too!



Last week we had dinner with a friend who shared with us about a Bishop from Africa who was building an orphanage. After dinner was over my 11 year old daughter handed the woman an envelope and asked her to give it to the Bishop. She said it was all the money she had. I must admit this was a proud parent moment. Yet again I found God, in the midst of a dinner conversation.



Where are you finding God these days?