I took my wife out to Olive Garden tonight to celebrate our 6-month anniversary. We were waiting to be seated and we saw a kid who was most likely 15 or so standing behind the hostess and her counter. I thought about how abnoxious that is and how I would react had I been the host with some 15 year old hovering over my workspace like it was "bring your little brother to work day."
Three hours later, I suppose that is what God must feel like sometimes. As sinners, we really have no business being anywhere near God, let alone in His presence at church or later on, in His own Kingdom. Yet He works in us, around us and, amazingly, through us as if He doesn't even mind. His patience, love, grace, tenderness and acceptance of us overpowers any human feelings we would have to strangle the person.
We shouldn't be behind the counter. But God still invites us to come over and take a look from His point of view.
-NW
