Today is Wednesday, June 10th, 2009; Karen's Korner #1588

What We Really Want to Know
 
    Here is what we want to know. We want to know how long God's love will endure....  Not just on Easter Sunday when our shoes are shined and our hair is fixed. We want to know (deep within, don't we really want to know?), how does God feel about me when I'm a jerk? Not when I'm peppy and positive and ready to tackle world hunger. Not then. I know how he feels about me then. Even I like me then.
 
    I want to know how he feels about me when I snap at anything that moves, when my thoughts are gutter-level, when my tongue is sharp enough to slice a rock. How does he feel about me then? ...
 
    That's what we want to know.....
 
    Untethered by time, he sees us all. From the backwoods of Virginia to the business district of London.... Vagabonds and ragamuffins all, he saw us before we were born.
 
    And he loves what he sees. Flooded by emotion. Overcome by pride, the Starmaker turns to us, one by one, andy says, "You are my child. I love you dearly. I'm aware that someday you'll turn from me and walk away. But I want you to know I've already provided you a way back."
 
By Max Lucado
Taken from In the Grip of Grace

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