God's Pictures

The history of salvation is the history of God showing how much he cares.

We have all experienced God's closeness at one time or another. Sally was a little girl who learned to experience it all the time.

Sally walked to and from school every day.
She loved skipping along the sidewalk, looking at the flowers, and saying hi to neighbors and shopkeepers along the way.
One morning, the sky was cloudy and rain was forecast for later in the day. But Sally still wanted to walk to school.
Her mother allowed her to but told her to take her umbrella, just in case.
When school was over, Sally began her walk home. As she skipped along, the wind began to howl and raindrops started falling from the sky.
Sally opened her umbrella and continued on her way.
Suddenly a bolt of lightning cut through the sky, followed by the roar of thunder.
Sally's mother quickly jumped into her car and drove the route to Sally's school.
She was worried that Sally might be hurt by the storm, or frightened by the noise and flashing light, which was now occurring at regular intervals, several times a minute.
Around the corner, Sally's mother saw her little girl walking along with her umbrella.
But at each flash of lightning, Sally would stop, look up at the sky, and smile.
Sally's mother watched Sally do the same thing three times: Each lightning flash caused Sally to stop walking, look up at the sky, and smile.
Finally, Sally's mother called to her, "Sally, what on earth are you doing?"
Sally answered, "I'm smiling. God keeps taking pictures of me."

That isn't just a cute story; it's true. In fact, the truth is even more amazing: God is always thinking of us, loving us, and guiding us. He proves it by staying with us in the Eucharist.

At times God may seem far away, because, after all, he's God, but in fact, he is much closer than we realize, because he cares.