Thousands of years before what we know life as today,

There was God,

And there was me,

And there were millions of other you’s and I’s and he’s and she’s.

He knew each one, because He molded each heart.

A huge black canvas was set before Him,

And his mighty yet gentle hands began to paint.

As He spoke out,

“Yellow sun

Blue water

Brown land

Green trees

Black depths,”

He wrote the script in His mind:

When king so-and-so would enter stage left;

And explorer what’s-his-name, stage right;

Here I enter,

Watch for your cue too.

Each scene, each act—

Masterly planned, perfectly directed.

I can complain and fret all I want, but when the director says “Fly!”

I’d better fly!

Because after all, the whole play came from the imagination of He Who Knows All.

It started from a blank, cold, dark universe.

And because of a God who didn’t want to be alone.

Thoughts? This week I have just been exploring creation and life from the point of view of God and His desire to not be alone. As much as we need Him, He WANTS us. He created us. He just wants to be with us.

There are horrible things happening in the world, but that wasn't what God intended when He created us. He just wanted to be with us, enjoy us. The fall kind of messed that up, but Jesus made that kind of relationship possible again...He bridged the gap between us and God so that we could really get to know His heart. With that perspective, it seems to me that a lot of other concerns and worries in life seem to be put into perspective.