Meditation from the Upper Room

ALWAYS ON GOD’S MIND

Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us.

— Psalm 40:5 (NIV)

While visiting my husband’s family in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, we were sitting in the backyard before dinner. Four-year-old Jesse skipped around the edges of our conversation, seemingly lost in his own little world. He squirmed as we ate our meal and then slipped out of the room.

Suddenly Jesse reappeared and thrust a purple piece of construction paper at me with a rush of words. I was puzzled, so he spoke in a louder voice, “It’s a bird, and I love you.” Yes, two large eyes were recognizable as well as a very large beak.

That moment with a young boy reminded me of how often we nearly miss God’s voice saying much the same thing. “It’s sunrise over a new day, and I love you.” Or “It’s a terrible loss, but I am here and I love you.”