We were programmed to recognize goodness. I love that at the end of each day of creation God looked over the work and proclaimed it "good."
We can taste the goodness of God in all of our seasons. In the good days and in the hard ones, there is goodness in the shelter and hope found in His arms. It is strong, real, and freeing... even for those who find him behind prison bars.
Our free will allows us to seek Him out or to run in the opposite direction. Some will stay on the edge of commitment. They can see the goodness of God, but are not ready to call him Lord. He waits, like the parent waits for the teen driver to come home. He waits like a military spouse at home. The love is so deep, it aches.
"Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!" -Psalm 34:8
His goodness is real. It is sweet like the raspberries in the image. Raspberries are one of my favorite berries. The season is short, they are fragile, and the birds and animals are likely to get them first if we wait too long. Sometimes we wait too long and miss them completely.
Seize the day. Taste the goodness. He is a good, good Father!
Today, I am grateful for the taste of goodness.
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