| "I see you're trying to be funny, Gideon," I | | | | tell you, believe and you will see." |
| said. "I'll always have time for God. It's an | | | | |
| honor to have Him visit. By the way, what do | | | | "Then I'd better get busy and mow the lawn |
| you mean-God visits the neighbors' homes, | | | | and straighten the -" |
| too?" | | | | |
| | | | He did not let me finish. "No, No, There's no |
| "He visits all homes, but not all see Him. He | | | | need for special preparations. You don't have |
| speaks to all,but not all hear Him. He has | | | | to do anything out of the ordinary. God |
| visited your home so many times that it's | | | | always sees you as you are and as you can |
| almost as if He lives there. He also lives in | | | | be." |
| your neighbors' homes, in homes in every city | | | | |
| and village. He lives everywhere, John." | | | | "At least," I said, "I should pick up some |
| | | | cake and some fresh ground coffee." |
| "If He lives here, why, then, does He have to | | | | |
| visit? Stop talking in riddles, Gideon, and | | | | Gideon's laugh resonated through the |
| please answer in simple sentences," I | | | | telephone. "I'm sure that coffee and pastry |
| demanded. | | | | are quite high on God's priority list of |
| | | | concerns," he said. "Come on, John, forget |
| "I wasn't joking," he replied in a more | | | | about those things, just expect God's visit |
| serious tone of voice. "I was just trying to | | | | this afternoon around, shall we say, four |
| get you to think. The simplicity of the | | | | o'clock. Will that timing suit you?" "Anytime |
| matter is that God is everywhere, but not | | | | God wants to visit me suits me just fine," I |
| everyone is aware of His presence. Later | | | | responded nervously. "But, Gideon, what about |
| today, He will visit you in a way that will | | | | the children? Will they be able to meet Him, |
| always remind you of His closeness. It seems | | | | too? |
| that you always have to see to believe, but I | | | | |