Morning Brew: Sunday, Oct 4

How often do we miss Jesus all around us? I’m always in a state of mild shock when I read the accounts of Jesus in the gospels. It seems so obvious to me that Jesus is the Son of God, and yet people, even religious people, even religious leaders, missed it. How could you not see the Son of God standing right in front of you?

10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. John 1:10-11

And yet how often do I miss the presence of God right in front of me? How often have you missed the presence of God all around you? That interruption at work might have been God sending someone to encourage you. That kind of weird conversation was someone trying to open up and ask for spiritual guidance. That trial might have been God drawing you to lean on him more fully. God is all around us, but many of us don’t recognize him.

That child that wears you down is a constant reminder of the miracle and gift of life. The fragrance of early morning or the quiet serenity of a sunset proclaims the presence of God. Even the simple act of taking your next breath is a testament to God’s sustaining grace in your life. God is all around you, if you stop long enough to look.

QUESTION FOR DISCUSSION: How do you see God in your everyday world?