Such is God’s desire for us when talking of Him and His Son.

During this season of lent with it’s special emphasis on spiritual disciplines and the giving up of certain things it is tempting to think that we are really making some improvements only to realize that the next big change awaits us. It can be discouraging.

Right or wrong I’m not one for high school reunions. I had some great friends in high school, but if they aren’t attending, I feel no tug to reunite with the others. Some classmates I contact occasionally. One classmate I contact every day. Dianne started out as a high school classmate.

Jesus told a quick story about a certain fruit tree that did not bear any fruit. You will hear this parable in the gospel reading from Luke this coming Sunday.

My love for playing in the dirt started young. Both my grandparents were farmers in Perry County, MO, one outside Longtown, the other outside Old Appleton. I loved riding on the tractor with grandpa mowing hay or cultivating corn.

Do you believe Jesus has given you a spot in His home? That His performance makes up for your lack thereof? That your relationship with God is eternally good and can never, never be taken away from you?

When you think back to when you first felt the fire and reality that God was real and part of your life what comes to mind? When you think back to when your love for God was new and fresh, what was it that was especially notable and wonderful?

God treating us with such love should change how we treat others. It should give us eyes that see the person behind the product. The child of God behind the desk. Behind the face.