Seeking It

Psalm 63:1-8

Our church is in the middle of "Thin Places". No, we're not hiding somewhere between two rocks, we're on a Lenten journey to see God in the places we don't normally expect to see God. As an example, we generally expect to see God in church or when we gather as church families, we don't expect to see God in the interactions of people sitting in a business meeting. It's when we realize that the people in that meeting are speaking to each other with respect, listening to one another's opinion to best find a way to resolve any issues to make their lives and the lives of those around them better that we realize God is at work in that meeting.

It's taking a concentrated effort to see God in these thin places. What I'm finding out is that in order to see God at work I have to be at peace. It's only when my self is completely open to receiving the message that God is at work in all situations that I truly see what that work is.

Last week, as I sat in an almost empty classroom correcting papers after school, I listened in on the only two  students in there with me. They were talking about their day, the upcoming prom, how they needed better grades in English, and other school-related topics. As I began to pay better attention, I noticed that it was more than just a recap of the day's activities, what they were doing was sharing each other's lives. They trusted in their friend enough to let them in on things that might be considered secret and somehow understood that their friend would not turn against them and expose their weaknesses or downfalls.

As I observed them a little closer I realized that they didn't stop talking when another person came into the room. It was as though the only people that mattered in that moment was the one in front of them. The relationship between the two students was intentional, even if for that moment. You see, as far as I know, these two friends really weren't friends. How I understood the relationship between these two was that they hung out in completely different circles and were on the opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to academics.

Yet, there they were, the only two people who counted in that moment, sharing a part of their lives they wouldn't normally share with one another. Now, if that's not God at work, I don't know what is.