God has used many forms and images to talk to us,
                    like
                    earthquakes, 
                    fires,
                    burning shrubs, 
                    howling winds, 
                    and even
                    silence.

This same loving God 
    has been a force-field of fondness, 
    living through people we have come to admire,
                some who have been famous, 
                and also 
                powerful in their dedication, 
                who have been driven from within 
                                to touch others 
                                in life-changing ways.

We would all love to be like them.
    But would we just want their fame?
    Would we really allow God to work in us?
    Could we pay the price, 
                passing up the glories pursued by the loveless?

Most of us will not ever have the fame, 
                    nor the visibility 
                        of God’s well-known messengers.

We will just have to content ourselves with 
                    meeting God 
                    in the next person or image 
                                  we encounter.

It will happen again soon, 
            very soon.

But will we catch the moment, 
          see God's presence, 
          feel the love, 
          and 
          answer back into the mystery?