I Know
Our oldest grandson has autism--and he sticks with a particular phrase or two when you tell him something. About a year ago, the favored one is "I know". "I know Nana, or I know Papa". I tell him, "I love you Rylan", and he responds with, "I know". When I say, "You're so smart Rylan", he says, "I know" . Now he's not bragging, he's simply stating a fact. He knows we love him. And-- he is smart. One morning while a few years ago, I was driving to Dothan, thinking about our lives and the questions that always seem to hang in the air--this verse came to my mind: " For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 This morning two words rolled over and over all by themselves. "I know". I realized something--maybe for the first time, "if I know He knows...then I do