John Derek Empathy/Time

John Derek happened to look at the newspaper and found an article in the Parade Magazine entitled: Marathon Survivor Jeff Bauman on the Day Everything Changed, John Derek was mesmerized.  He kept returning the the picture over and over again.  Asking questions about this man and what had happened and how he was surviving now.  I eventually sat down with him and we read the article.  John Derek would ask questions and I would do my best to answer them.  He finally came to the conclusion that this man was very brave and that he must have prayed really hard to be where he is today.  He said a very sweet prayer for Mr. Bauman and posted the article on his wall in his bedroom to remind him.

 John Derek is a very empathetic child.  Especially when it comes to someone who is in pain, is weak, is smaller, handicap, younger, etc.  He has a very good heart.  I feel privledged to be his mother.  I hope that with the help of my Heavenly Father I can mold this quality of his into what the Lord wants him to become.

The Infinite Atonement (Illustrated Edition), by Tad R. Callistar

pg. 153--Quoting C. S. Lewis "God, I believe, does not live in a time series at all.  His life is not dribbled out moment by moment like ours . . . . All the days are 'Now' for Him.  He does not remember you doing things yesterday; He simply sees you doing them, because, though you have lost yesterday, He has not.  He does not 'forsee' you doing things tomorrow; He simply sees you doing them; because, though tomorrow is not yet there for you, it is for Him." 

What an interestic thought.  Maybe this is why patience is so hard for us but yet seems so easy for God to ask of us.