cartoon idea from "Bob", a listener to The God Journey:
panel 1: There is a very tall ladder reaching into and past the clouds, one guy's a few feet up the ladder, another guy is holding the ladder so he won't fall.
Panel 2: A crowd begins to gather and they watch the man climb up higher and higher. A person in the crowd asks the guy holding the ladder, "What is he doing?". The guy answers, "He's trying to get closer to God."
Panel 3: Someone in the crowd shouts out to the guy holding the ladder, "So, who are you?". The guy smiles and answers, "God."
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How futile our efforts are. "I'm going to get closer to God..." and God's saying, "Okay, I'll be here when you're done with this. I'll be right here."
God has a long-suffering heart towards us, not excusing a single thing, and not surprised by all the things we try to do to get close to him on our own. He's holding the ladder, "I'm not going to let you fall, but if you've got to go there to find out I'm not there go ahead, that just shortens the time we can actually be friends."
He was there all the time, patiently waiting. Silence is not the same as distance.
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