My Dad was overflowing with God’s wisdom and, at first hearing, puzzling one liners. Dad’s wisdom from God included “nothing we can ever do outdistances God’s mercy and forgiveness”. One of my favorite Dad one liners was “reaching a goal is more about a mop than a map”.
It’s pretty safe to assume all understand God’s mercy and forgiveness, no matter how far we stray, is always but a fingertip away. Our hands, hearts and souls just need to ask for and receive it. However, reaching a goal being more about a mop than a map is shrouded in confusion. My Dad having taught me well its meaning, it’s my privilege to share this now with you.
We can map out our journey to worldly goals or the eternal goal of Heaven; but being human, our mistakes will take us off course and possibly even halt our journey. Not one of us is above, at one time or another, making a mess of our journey. None the less, if we humbly do whatever it takes and “mop” up our mess, then God will lead us back to where our journey forward can, and will, resume. The proud assume they will never have need of a mop. God’s humble kids understand mopping up, not mapping out, often most determines who will successfully reach their destination.
Even now, years away from my Dad’s nurturing, a smile fills my face, and a tear fills my heart and soul as I thank God for granting me my earthly Father, who instilled in me both wisdom and one liners.
Uplifted in a Broken Down World 