The Little Things!

Today’s Reading: Mark 8:1-13

Hearing that Jesus was so concerned about a basic need of these people made me think about just how much he cares for us. I am sure none of these people were about to die from starvation, but after spending 3 days with Jesus, he wanted to make sure they were fed. Seems simple compared to all the miracles that Jesus’ had been performing, but shows just how much Jesus loves each one of us. He wants to heal us, he wants to comfort us, but most of all he wants to love us and that is what he is doing here. He is loving these people by meeting one of their basic needs. Think about it, when do you feel loved? When someone buys something for you or when someone does something for you? I have to say that I do like gifts, but nothing compares to the feeling that I get when someone does something for me. My husband has been telling me this for years, but I think it was just his way to get out of not getting me something! J However, I will have to admit this one time, he is right. When I think about our life together, I rarely think about the things he has given me, I think more about the things that he has done for me. Simple things, no frills, just little things that he does not have to do, but things that make me know just how much he loves me. Jesus does the same thing except on a bigger scale. Think about this, what if we spent one whole day focusing on the all the things that Jesus did for us? What would we discover? Would we see things that we usually don’t see? What would we learn? Would it inspire us to do more for one another? So since I don’t have the answer to any of these questions that I just asked I think I will try this---I will start now and do my best to notice all the little things and of course I will write about it tomorrow. How about this….you try it with me and let us all find the answers to these questions!