The man whispered “God, speak to me” and a Bluebird sang but the man did not hear.

So the man yelled “God speak to me!” And the thunder rolled across the sky. But the man did not listen.

The man looked around and said” God let me see you.” And a star shone brightly but the man did not notice.

So, the man cried out in despair “Touch me God and let me know that you are here.”

Whereupon God reached down and touched the man. But the man brushed the butterfly away and walked on.

Don’t miss out on God’s blessings, just because they aren’t packaged the way you expect them to be.

Sometimes we are more in charge than God. It is as if we want God to serve us, rather than we serve God. The reason we may not receive what God wants to give us is that we try to program God. What we need to do is ask God for the grace to be attentive and receptive to what he wants to do in our lives, the way he wants to do it. He is God. We are not. His ways are not our ways; his thoughts are not our thoughts. Your will be done is not a cliche', it is meant to be a way of life.