My Friend's Son

I just met with a friend who has a son with autism. He often talks about how much he learns from his son. It is a pretty cool relationship it seems. Anyway, today he talked about the joy he has when his son will come and jump on his chest and be ready to engage. His son will even say,"I love you daddy, I love you". Autistic kids have trouble engaging. It seems they are often locked in their own little worlds and once they are locked in it is very difficult to get them to come out. So when they do emerge and connect full face it must be absolutely exhilarating. My friend's face just lit up as he told the story. One of the great things about this friend is his stories all move to the bigger lesson. He is always figuring out how life fits together with his faith. I think seeing the bigger picture is something his job has trained him to do and it transfers over nicely to faith. But he looked at me and I knew the story was about to make the turn. He said,"That must be the way it is with God. He must just wait for me to come out of my own little world and throw my arms toward him and say,'I love you daddy'". I think my friend is right on don't you think? I think God must long for those times and get the greatest joy when we finally focus on His face even if it is just for a moment. Once again, the world is chock full of lessons and every bush ablaze with the glory of God for those who have eyes to see.