This is just a question for now. More will come later - tomorrow, perhaps. For now, it is bedtime.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Sensing God
In Kindergarten, we learned the five senses. I remember sitting cross-legged on the big, red circular rug and pointing to the part of the body responsible for each: eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hands. The five senses they are responsible for are sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. These senses are foundational to any human relationship. While there is probably only one type of relationship that uses all five, most use at least three. It makes me wonder why a God who desires so deeply to be close to us should choose (except on rare occasions) to interact with none of these basic senses. He certainly knew about them and how they worked - he made us! So... why? Why make it so hard for us to relate to him on a level we can understand?
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Hmm... I think God interacts with us using every sense, its just that he never does so on our terms, and rarely in the way we expect. He speaks through the cries of the oppressed, if we will listen. He surrounds us with some of the most beautiful paintings and photos imaginable, yet day after day i look right past them. Everything we eat or drink is his gift and a taste of his goodness, but we believe ourselves autonomous. I know that I have felt him put his arms around me as real as anyone, but I only rarely recognize this until later. I have smelled some wonderful things, but fail to give thanks to him for that.
So God tries so hard, but we don't look for him where we know we will find him. He also sends people (or angels) to embody him.
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