The following story came to me "author unknown":

A small boy once approached his slightly older sister with a question about God. "Susie, can anybody ever really see God?" he asked.  Busy with other things, Susie curtly replied: "No, of course not, silly.  God is so far up in heaven that nobody can see him."

Time passed, but his question still lingered so he approached his mother: "Mom, can anybody ever really see God?"  "No, not really," she gently said.  "God is a spirit and he dwells in our hearts, but we can never really see him."

Somewhat satisfied but still wondering, the youngster went on his way.  Not long afterwards, his saintly old grandfather took the little boy on
a fishing trip.  They were having a great time together -- it had been an ideal day.  The sun was beginning to set with unusual splendor as the day
ended.  The old man stopped fishing and turned his full attention to the exquisite beauty unfolding before him.

On seeing the face of his grandfather reflecting such deep peace and contentment as he gazed into the magnificent ever-changing sunset, the little boy thought for a moment and finally spoke hesitatingly: "Granddad, I - I - wasn't going to ask anybody else, but I wonder if you can tell me the answer to something I've been wondering about a long time.  Can anybody - can anybody ever really see God?"

The old man did not even turn his head.  A long moment slipped by before he finally answered. "Son," he quietly said. "It's getting so I can't see
anything else."

"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they
display knowledge.  There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.  Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world." (Psalm 19:1-4)

I long for the day when I can not only see God, but can see nothing else.

Have a great week!

In Jesus' name, Amen.

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