What if You're God

Jul 19
21:00

2002

Michael D. Pollock

Michael D. Pollock

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His words echo in my ... Even now - nearly 20years later. "You can learn ... from every person you ... in your life." These were the words spoken by my 9th grade Latin teacher,

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His words echo in my consciousness. Even now - nearly 20
years later.

"You can learn something from every person you encounter
in your life."

These were the words spoken by my 9th grade Latin teacher,What if You're God Articles
Mr. Harker. It's unclear why his words have stuck with me
all these years. After all, how much wisdom could come from
one who spends his days teaching teenagers a dead language
they'll never use?

Little did I know then. Thank you Mr. Harker.

"What if she's an angel," asks country music newcomer
Tommy Shane Steiner in his poignant, debut song with the
same title.

"A little girl on daddy's lap, hiding her disease with
a baseball cap. You can turn the channel. Most people
do. But what if you were sitting in her daddy's shoes."

"Maybe she's an angel, sent here from Heaven, and she's
making certain that you're doing your best to take the
time to help one another. Brother are you going to pass
that test . . . What if she's an angel."

I remember first hearing the song. It touched something
very deep in me. So deep, in fact, I can't find words to
adequately describe the feeling that surfaced. It's enough
to say a tremendous wave of emotion washed over me, and I
began crying without really understanding why.

Nine short months ago much of the world began a struggle to
make sense of the events which took place on September 11.
Questions still remain, and the healing continues.

I recall the words of Reverend Billy Graham as he spoke at
the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. on September 14.

"We come together today to affirm our conviction that
God cares for us, whatever our ethnic, religious or
political background may be.

"The Bible says that He's "the God of all comfort, who
comforts us in all our troubles."

I also recall my tears, very soon after that speech, at the
sight of a vulnerable, mourning people united around the
world. Not so much being comforted by God but by one
another. Is there really any difference? Perhaps that's
how God wants it.

What do make of it all? The words of a high school Latin
teacher, a country music song, humanity united in mourning
and a Life Coach with a pretty good memory who seems to
spend a bit of time crying.

When you put all the pieces of the puzzle together, what's
the picture you see?

Let me help you out by making it more personal.

Think about your spouse or ex-spouse with whom you had a
fight recently.

Think about your teenage child who seems to be out of
control.

Think about your estranged sibling with whom you're
constantly at odds.

Think about your parent who offered you a "less than
enjoyable" childhood.

Think about the "slow-poke" driver who made you late for
work the other day.

Think about your co-worker who makes your work life overly
difficult.

Think about the terrorist bomber who strikes at the heart
of a nation and your very way of life.

What can you learn from any or all these people in your
life? Have they shown up in your life to help you learn
some new skill that would actually make your life better
should you choose to accept the learning.

What if they're all angels? Sent from Heaven to help
guide you along in your journey through life. Or "making
certain that we're doing our best to take the time to help
one another."

What if they're all simply God. Doing whatever it takes to
re-unite a people divided by their own beliefs, boundaries
and borders.

What if you're God as well? Not THE one and only God but a
divine manifestation of such.

What if?

Would it make a difference when you wake up tomorrow
morning?

It's Your Life! Make it Great.