"Here I Am"

Sometimes God uses everyday moments to speak to us. Such was the case for me last night after our church service. In our church there is a shared wall between the church's lobby and the sanctuary. In that wall there is a dark-colored window. If you are in the sanctuary, you can see what's going on out in the lobby; but, if you are in the lobby, you can't easily see what's going on in the sanctuary. It's similar to a two-way mirror, except there is no mirror.

Last night after the service, my (almost) five year old grandson was standing on a chair in the sanctuary, looking through the glass at his dad, our son; step-mom, Teresa; and his baby sister. He was knocking on the glass and calling out, "Daddy! Teresa! Here I am!" He didn't understand that they didn't know he was there. From where they were, they couldn't see or hear him. Something caught at my heart and I had to go to them to let them know that Gabe was there, on the other side of the glass window, trying to get their attention. In the few seconds it took me to get out to the lobby, my son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter were walking away from the window where Gabe could see them. Because Gabe could no longer see them, he came out behind me into the lobby. He wanted to be with his family.

God took that moment to show me something...God also stands in a place where He can see us, but we don't always know He's there. He knocks and knocks and calls us by name because He wants us to know that He is there. And God WANTS something to catch in our hearts so that we are moved to go tell those that don't know He's there that He is; that He wants their attention. He wants us to look and see Him. He desires to be with us because He loves us. And, if we can't see or hear Him, sometimes He comes to us.