NOVEMBER 29
God is coming to us. But in order for that truly to happen,
we must go as well to God. The highway runs in two direc-
tions. The invitation is for the divine and human to meet
halfway.
—WENDY WRIGHTAs with any relationship, it takes some interest, some will-
ingness, on both sides. Not that—whatever our idea of
God—we could imagine a God who hangs back, shy or even
petulant, waiting to be noticed.
But if we are turned the other way so we cannot see, if
our ears are stopped so we cannot hear, it is unlikely we can
be aware of a God who waits eagerly to comfort and reassure
us.
What does that say to us who grieve and are hungry for
any support, any inkling of a God who loves us and cares
for us in the midst of our sorrow?
Perhaps that we have to at least entertain the possibility
that God is out there, waiting.
And as we would wait for the sound of expected guests
to drive up to our door and then rush out to meet them and
welcome them in, let us, if some mood of expectancy and
faith comes over us, abandon ourselves to that possibil-
ity—and see how the conversation goes!
Any relationship requires the participation of both sides.