Pastor's Perspectives ~ by Pastor Ted Firch
Today, in the crunch of other responsibilities, and with Church camp fast approaching, I am reaching into my files. Today's message comes to you from my old friend, Tim Tiffany,
now at University Christian Church in San Diego. Enjoy!
AT THE INTERSECTION
One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes these to put in the place of the ones that die so there will be enough people to take care of the things here on earth. He
doesn't make grownups, just babies. I think because they are smaller and easier to make. That way he doesn't have to take up his valuable time teaching them to talk and walk. He can
leave that up to the mothers and fathers...
God's second most important job is listening to prayers. An awful lot of this goes on, cause some people, like preachers and things, pray other times besides bedtimes...God doesn't
have time to listen to the radio or TV on account of this...God sees everything and hears everything. Which keeps him pretty busy. So you shouldn't go wasting his time asking for things
that aren't very important or go over your parents' heads and ask for something they said you couldn't have. (copied)
Now do you "see" God? Maybe not, but Danny may be pointing towards some very important learnings. It really helps us to see God if:
1.) We stay alive to questions about who God is and what God's doing and how;
2.) We are open to consider new possibilities for God's presence in our world;
3.) We dare to dream new definitions for God's sharing in our lives and the life of this world; and
4.) We approach all theological questions from the vantage point of an 8 or 9 year old!
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