“You don’t seem happy, Dad.”
She was right. Without looking up, I snapped at my daughter, letting her know how much I had to do as we raced out the door for church on Easter.
It was just a small, ordinary moment. I doubt my kids will be talking about it at lunch after my funeral.
Yet like a movie, our lives are spliced together one scene at a time. In each moment, we’re either conscious of God and the beauty he’s surrounding us with, or, largely oblivious to it all, like I was that morning when the glories of Christ’s resurrection made no difference in how I handled my stress.
When we miss what God is giving in life’s small moments, we quietly but clearly miss our very lives. Like Jacob, we live at the corner of Heaven and Earth but do not know it (Genesis 28:16
).
In the weeks since my daughter’s comment, uncomfortable but important questions have flashed through my mind. Where else are we missing God’s beauty in our lives? Why do we miss it? And what can we do about it?
Let’s explore these questions so that we can be fully present to him, others and the blessings he’s giving us.
When we miss what God is giving in life's small moments, we quietly but clearly miss our very lives. Like Jacob, we live at the corner of Heaven & Earth, but do not know it (Genesis 28:16).