DELIGHTFUL RECOGNITION
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Dare I say
something so absolute as “Everyone experiences delightful recognition.”? I am,
as I believe it true.
Typically we
associate delightful recognition with faces and places. Have you ever been watching
movie, video, or reading a book and delightfully recognized a person or place?
I have. One of my favorites is in viewing PBS BBC and seeing that oft included
row of curved front Victorian Town Houses on that curved street, and exclaiming
“In July of 1984 I walked there and sat on that fence!” . . . always with same
reaction of eye-rolling from those that heard it before.
Such moments of
recognition are definitely delightful, but there are others that are even more
joyful.
Recently I was so
blessed and praise my Lord’s workings for it.
The room was full
of people. A candidate was being interviewed by process of questions from the
floor. The facilitator with microphone in hand was not repeating the question
for those hearing-impaired in the audience. Finally someone asked for questions
to be repeated. And soon the facilitator lapsed back into not doing so.
Suddenly I
recognized my lack of old-fashioned passive aggressive irritation, and silently
thanked He who continues to perform the good work in His family. (Phil.1:6)
Recognizing faces
and places is definitely delightful, but it cannot for one moment compare with
seeing valuable eternal maturation!
EBB4
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