CommentaryWhat God wants
So wild, this. I just went for a run. During that run, I became overwhelmed with the realization of how much crap there is out there distracting us from seeing God.
Then I came home and started playing Internet and as one thing led to another, visited RagamuffinSoul.com, Carlos Whittaker's blog.
What's amazing is that I skimmed over the blog once. And somehow, this caught my eye.
I don't have kids yet. But I know that when I will, I'll have millions of moments like this. And, no lie, I'll probably cry. Then, me being me, I'll do what Carlos did -- try to articulate it.
He captures it well.
Borrowing this from Carlos's "EPIC" "weblog" post from 8 years ago. He reposted it today on his blog in celebration of his daughter's 8-year-old birthday.
My child farts on me. Pukes on me. Sneezes on me. Screams at me. Then just looks at me. And it is then. When she forces her HUGE eyes to try and focus on the big brown blob called my head. That I understand. All the fussing and crying and stuff that people are scared of. It all goes away. Cause she is looking at me. Just a simple stare. It is then when she is at her calmest. Oh my Lord. How parallel is that to You? You hold us all the way. Yet you feel the most loved when we quit staring at the world around and just focus on you. I am beginning to get it.
Read the whole thing here.
Also, go buy Carlos's new CD here.
Reader Comments (2)
My wife is pregnant with our child due in August. And I can hear what Carlos is saying, but won't fully understand it until I experience. i have heard my family, my friends talk about what they feel when their child is in their arms/doing anything. I hear them, but i don't get it. I hope I soon will.
Paul, that's awesome man -- congrats!
And yeah I hope it didn't come off as me saying I fully relate to Los's experience, but I see what he was driving at.
Anyway -- again man, stoked for you. So cool.