Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Seeing God

The Eye Through Which I see God
Dear Readers,

Normally, I'm not particularly fond of sentimental stories like the one I'm sharing with you today. But I was stunned when I got to the ending of this one. It expresses the contemplative/mystical world view exactly:

A small boy once approached his slightly older sister with a question about God. "Susie, can anybody ever really see God?" he asked.

Busy with other things, Susie curtly replied: "No, of course not silly. God is so far up in heaven that nobody can see him."

Time passed, but his question still lingered so he approached his mom: "Mom, can anybody ever really see God?"

"No, not really," she gently said. "God is a spirit and he dwells in our hearts, but we can never really see Him."

Somewhat satisfied but still wondering, the youngster went on his way. Not long afterwards, his saintly old grandfather took the little boy on a fishing trip.

They were having a great time together. The sun was beginning to set with unusual splendor and the grandfather stared silently at the exquisite beauty unfolding before them.

On seeing the face of his grandfather reflecting such deep peace and contentment, the little boy thought for a moment and finally spoke hesitatingly:

"Granddad, I--I-- wasn't going to ask anybody else, but I wonder if you can tell me the answer to something I've been wondering about a long time. Can anybody - can anybody ever really see God?"

The old man did not even turn his head. A long moment slipped by before he finally answered. "Son," he quietly said. "It's getting so I can't see anything else."

-- Author unknown

5 comments:

  1. lovely! and the artwork reminds me of candles alight on top of a birthday cake!

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  2. I really needed this today. Marilyn

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  3. This post is made of pure sterling win.

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  4. Thank you for saying so, Tracie. I thought so too.

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