Laundry Night

Sitting in the laundry mat last night by myself for once, I was trying to read the first of my school books. It is all about Genesis. Its facts, interperatations, creators, timelines, and various topic packed pages. As the laundry was spinning and I was walking back to a chair to read I noticed a little bug floating just above the floor in my path. (The doors had been left wide open all day and the place had become a bug hangout as the sun had set.) By habit or something I procedded to step on it, but stopped thinking of my own life. Instead I smiled at the little guy and imagined him smiling back at me. (As if he even realized I was there let alone was about to crush him.) After sitting and reading for a few minutes he landed on the floor again at me feet. I said hello to him as if he were my pet dog or something and laughed at myself quietly. He started to move towards me and I wiggled my foot in the air to get his attention. He noticed and changed course accordingly. I again smiled and went back to reading.

Twice after that I saw him amongst others floating and crawling around. (Mosquitos, beetles, moths, flies, etc.) The first time he was crawling around on a nearby carpet which is surrounded by white tile much like a red jungle in the desert. I wondered what he was doing, what he was looking for. Then later I again saw him flying about the ceiling lights. Smacking into it and falling only far enough to get full speed again on the way back up to it.

As I was reading, even though the book didn't make such refferences, I thought of the relationship similarities between God and Man. Rarely do I try to imagine from His perspective like that, putting myslef in His place for the sake of anything. It is not where I belong and makes me feel un-comfortable. But this time I indulged a little and followed out the thoughts. I thought about how he is present and at times shows great mercy and love to us without us even knowing about it. (Not crushing the bug and smile) How at times he redirects us, perhaps without our knowledge, to keep us from going where we aren't supposed to be. (Foot wiglies) How He might sometimes just watch us roam around a "jungle" (non-literal) and wonder what it is we are looking for or trying to accomplish. (Carpet) Even how we can get so attracted to things that we loose site of all else. Working so hard to move up or attain that we destroy ourselves in the process. (Ceiling lights) Moments later I was run out of town by the mosquitoes that were moving in and ended up reading in the car piecefully. (Which is as ripe with ideas and soapbox rants as the rest of this post. ::wink:: )

Also makes me thankful that we were created in His image and not vice versa. Meaning that I (in fact any of us) would be terrible at His job. Something to remember, helps perspective and appreciation.