Knowing God

Good Wednesday morning, my friends.

I am sure I have mentioned this before, but some time ago, a good friend gave me a copy of a book called Knowing God by J.I. Packer.  It starts by asking if you only know about God, or do you actually know God?  For me, it was a revelation.  I knew lots about God from my study and scripture readings, but I did not know God personally, intimately.  It is something I have been working on ever since, and for me it is a long, slow process.  Come to think of it, everything in this journey seems to be a long, slow process for me.  Hmmmmm.  The term "thick skull" comes to mind.

But I digress.  The prayer below does a wonderful job of highlighting some of the things I have learned about the heart of God along the way. What have you learned?  What do you need to learn?

Amazing grace and eternal peace to you today,

Bruce

O God, I have stood

in the shadow of mountains,

at the brink of oceans,

under the spread of clouds,

by the foot of redwoods--

And I have learned Your greatness.

O Lord, I have touched

baby fingers,

feathers of a canary,

petals of a rose,

lather from soap--

And I have been reminded of Your gentleness.

O Father, I have known

true friendship,

joys of love,

unconcerned care,

unrestricted consideration--

And I have thought of Your goodness.

O great, gentle, good God,

do some good, gentle, great thing

today through me,

that others too may know

more of You,

I pray,

In Christ's Name,

Amen.

Bruce MacPherson macpherson@celtic.ca