Over on CrunchyCon, Rod Dreher has a wonderful post about those moments in life that direct you to God. He tells the story of Bob Novak - the conservative commentator once known as the "prince of darkness" - being confronted and changed by God and asks what small moments in life directed you towards God.
Here are a couple of my moments:
- Meeting a seminary student named Jeff Brown when I was in high school. He was an intern at our little church and he radiated something divine - something that drew me and other kids to him. He started a little youth group and made Jesus approachable.
- Watching my children be born and seeing them take that first breath that turned their little bodies from milky grey to glowing pink.
What are your moments?
Thanks Rod for such a wonderful post.
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Mine just came when I realized some deep shiznet while praying the basement that made the world make sense.
Several times I have had the experience of seeing people with "eyes that were not my own". I could see how beloved they were and each face was precious and beautiful. These times have lasted seconds or minutes, but have made me sure of God's love. Hopefully, these experiences have made me less judgemental at least some of the time. Once it happened as several "Goth" teens were walking toward me in the mall. I instinctively grabbed my kids' hands and then looked up and saw the absolute beloved state of those young dramatic teens faced covered with makeup. I knew that God's eyes were more loving than mine.
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