An
Inkling
I’m
definitely out of season, but here’s where my mind is wandering today…
Have
you ever watched children on their first Easter egg hunt? I’m always amazed that they don’t see what I
can easily see, that egg right there before them on the ledge, or propped
between the branches. They have to learn
where to look and how to spot. And gradually
they do learn. After two or three egg
hunts, and some tutoring from their parents, they gain an eye for finding the
eggs, and then seize them eagerly.
I think
the Lord must have a similar experience with us. His gifts are right there before us, and
still we don’t see. So he does what
parents do with their toddlers. He
points out the eggs to us, and even moves us toward the not-so-obvious treasures
– until we see and grasp.
And
with the Lord, the eggs never run short, not even when the big kids have combed
the turf first. What gifts has he hidden
in plain sight for you?
Blessings,
Keith
