My dear friend, buddy, brother in Jesus, and favorite son sent this to me as I’ve been preparing for this Sunday’s message.  In case I don’t use the quote, I wanted it here for you to consider.  It’s from the first chapter of another great book, "Blue Like Jazz," by Donald Miller.

"God on a Dirt Road Walking Toward Me

I once listened to an Indian on television say that God was in the wind and the water, and I wondered at how beautiful that was because it meant you could swim in Him or have Him brush your face in a breeze. I am early in my story, but I believe I will stretch out into eternity, and in heaven I will reflect upon these early days, these days when it seemed God was down a dirt road, walking toward me. Years ago He was a swinging speck in the distance; now He is close enough I can hear His singing. Soon I will see the lines on His face. "