How does your childhood perception of God compare to what you see in Christ through His interaction with Sam? List the similarities and differences.
I think the biggest similarity I see is that Christ is really the only one who knows me, just as He knew Sam. Like Sam, I have a tendency to avoid people, maybe not physically, but I definitely hide behind a mask as she did behind the time of day, but I can’t hide from God. He brings me comfort and makes me feel like I can always come to Him because He already knows. Like Sam, sometimes I find that disconcerting, but there’s great peace in it. I find that God is with me no matter what I’ve done and He’s offering me more. He’s kind, where others are unkind and judgmental. He’s direct about my missteps but continues to show me love, where others justify to my face and criticize when my back is turned. He makes me feel loved while others (or maybe it’s me) make me feel small and like nothing. He has always appeared in my life when I feel the most alone – sometimes through a person or a song or a prayer or a scripture or a book study like this one or a whisper in my heart.
I don’t see a lot of differences in His interaction with Sam and me except for the physical presence. For me God was always there. For Sam, He was physically present before she felt Him in her life.
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