8-8-11<\/p>\n
Life happens. As they say. How do we respond? Sometimes we see through a glass darkly. Sometimes we proceed in blind faith. Sometimes we pray to discern God\u2019s will. Sometimes we meditate upon His Word.<\/p>\n
My idea is that God does not always hand us multiple-choice quizzes. Sometimes we can do all these things together. They are not mutually exclusive.<\/p>\n
Some of my recent meditations are perfectly reflected in the lyrics of a country song from a few years ago:<\/p>\n
The Mystery of the Wonders You Perform<\/em><\/p>\n Oh Lord, you know that I’m not one to bother you with little things, No, I haven’t gone to church the way I ought to, I’ve seen the doubt upon the face But I believe that in your eyes this little child was something special Once I saw a young man growing till he neared the age of knowing, They tried everything in vain, and I was there when they explained It took a lot of love to die for sinners such as I, The stable’s such a simple thing, no wonder there were few who came The mystery of the wonders You perform.<\/p>\n
\nAnd you and I have never been too close.
\nBut we’ve always been on speaking terms, I’ve watched your way of doing things,
\nAnd tried to understand you more than most.<\/p>\n
\nBut I always thought you knew in my own way I worshipped you.
\nWhile even your own children doubt, and fail to understand
\nThe simple way you go about the things you do.<\/p>\n
\nOf loved ones, as they sadly placed a wreath of flowers on a tiny grave,
\nAnd wondered why a child is brought into the world
\nTo only live a little while and die, you could have saved.<\/p>\n
\nAnd you wanted it to be with you, no doubt;
\nSo with outstretched arms you beckoned, so simple, that I reckoned
\nThey can’t understand the way you worked it out.<\/p>\n
\nThen I watched as something happened to his mind.
\nNo doctor could correct it, it was just as I suspected,
\nAnd I marveled at your way of being kind.<\/p>\n
\nTo the family, how he slipped into a trance.
\nI guess you looked into the future, watched him turn his back upon you,
\nLoving him so much you couldn’t take the chance!<\/p>\n
\nAnd I guess that’s why you’ve never given up on me.
\nYou understood when some denied you, even when they crucified you,
\nKnowing all these things were meant to be.<\/p>\n
\nTo see a king the night that you were born.
\nAnd I\u2019d ask one favor if I can, help me to better understand
\nThe mystery of the wonders You perform, <\/p>\n