Every now and again we humans forget the we are not God; and that for a fact we don’t even come close to being God. Of course, you might disagree. There are times I would, also and in those times I need to be reminded of the facts of the matter. God is God, and I am not. (Period. End of statement.) 

That may seem an unnecessary statement. Certainly, I am not God; You aren’t either. We know that, and if questioned would readily admit we are not. How could we be, and we wouldn’t accept the job, if it were offered to us. But the facts remain that there are times when we feel we can act and do things that are God like, and we do them with little consideration for our human limitations. Our attitude toward life is sometimes so blatantly self-centered that we feel we can do without God altogether. 

But then a situation arises, and we utter a familiar phrase: ‘O my god, what do I do now?’, without realizing we have just said a prayer to God for assistance and while not blaming or crediting God, the aid is given, the assistance is there. God is wonderful in responding to our needs, sometimes without our even asking, or knowing it is God’s blessing. 

Knowing this, the Prophet Isaiah wrote of God saying, “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god... Do not fear, or be afraid; have I not told you from of old, and declared it?... There is no other rock; I know not one.” 

Good St. Paul tells us more of this when speaking to the Christian people of Rome. “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption... we are children of God.” 

The marvel of all this is expressed in Jesus parable of the sowing of the good seed when he says, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man: The field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom.” Those are the ones who accept the Christ. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels... Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their father.” 

And so we pray: “Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask...Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things we dare not ask for; through the worthiness of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

The Rev. George O. Martin is an Ordained Deacon at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 17th and Adams, Great Bend. Send email to georgeom@hbcomm.net.