Friday, September 24, 2010

I just saw God today. I love that when your eyes are open and you are seeking Him you see him more and more. To many people who don't know God this tiny little second of people watching (which I am so good at :) ) may seem like nothing. Someone who doesn't know Jesus may not have seen Him in this moment. But I did, and oh my goodness it brought tears to my eyes. Right now I am in Olgas Kitchen studying and a couple minutes ago I saw two middle school or early high school age boys come in. I just glanced over as they were conversing. It was so sweet. One of the boys had an obvious disability (he was blind and had some sort of compulsive movement disorder). The other one was telling him about something he was excited about. Even though his friend had some obvious disabilities that I am sure cause many people to stop and stare (though it sounds bad, it is probably true), this boy seemed completely unaware of the differences of his friend. Now, you may be thinking "well whats the big deal? How is this situation special? Shouldn't that be how all of us should act around any disabled person?". To me it is a big deal because I have been around middle school and high schoolers and it is not easy to step out on a limb and befriend someone that is so obviously different than other people. At that age everyone is more self-concious and many kids dislike drawing attention to themselves, unless it is popularity attention or admiration. Perhaps there is a bigger pool of kids who are like this boy who befriends people for who they are, not for how cool they are or how cool they look; maybe I just havn't met them yet. Either way, it was amazing to see these boys interact and to see the deep friendship and care they have with each other. God is good. You'll see Him more and more even in the little things when you look.

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