current re-reading
This morning I went through my collection of books in the corner of my room to pick out a read for my morning/evening commute. I came across Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller and I remembered thinking the last time I read it that it would be a good book for gaining a glimpse of the loving side of God’s character… the side of it that’s light, refreshing, forgiving, and personal. The first paragraph of the book goes…
“I once listened to an Indian on television say that God was in the wind and the water, and I wondered at how beautiful that was because it meant you could swim in Him or have Him brush your face in a breeze. I am early in my story, but I believe I will stretch out into eternity, and in heaven I will reflect upon these early days, these days when it seemed God was down a dirt road, walking toward me. Years ago He was a swinging speck in the distance; now He is close enough I can hear His singing. Soon I will see the lines on His face.”
A huge fault of mine is presuming to think that I know God pretty well. It’s incredibly silly because this can’t be further from the truth. Not only is there infinitely more of Him that I haven’t ever encountered, there are parts of Him I have encountered but that I often forget about. Thankfully though, He intervenes and reminds me of the sides of Him that I need during various experiences and times in my life… God’s hold on me seems to be stronger than my hold on my understandings of Him.
