Love Like I Couldn’t Describe
“‘You don’t really believe God saves tears, do you?’
‘I think he counts them.’
‘Why would he do that?’
‘That’s when he’s the most attentive.’
‘How do you know that?’
‘He hangs out around human suffering.’
‘How do you know?’
‘Look at where Jesus went. Where there was pain, there was Jesus.’
‘But you’re Jewish.’
‘Just on my mother’s side.’
‘Then he must be at the hospital a lot. You think he’s here beside Bender?’
‘Of course.’
‘Do you ever feel him?’ she asked.
‘I started out just talking to him, like he’s a regular guy. With due respect, he’s, well, God and all that. But then one day, he was just there.’
‘Did he say anything?’
‘Not out loud. But I felt him with me, like he was there listening to me.’
‘What was he like?’
‘Love like I couldn’t describe. You try it. Just get alone someplace and talk to him. See if he shows up. What would it hurt?’”
Excerpted from The Pirate Queen by Patricia Hickman
Daily Reflection: What have you talked with God about today?