Last night a floodlight went on over my head. The next time you see me you will undoubtedly notice it. (smile)I was in a local business, looking for Christmas gifts for my boys when I noticed Hollis. Hollis is a businessman, a go-getter and a guy with plenty of passion. Hollis wants me to shoot a video for his website but that’s not what this encounter is all about.
Hollis has a disability that you can see. I say this that way because I have disabilities that you can’t see, unless you are my wife and family. Hollis is in a wheelchair and I’m assuming has cerebral Palsy. He had an intern with him who helped us communicate. It’s not that Hollis can’t talk, it’s that I can’t listen long enough to understand.
I was in hurry and needed to meet Kathy and Jess for coffee. Hollis wanted to know what I was doing now and when he found out I was shooting video’s he got very excited. But it takes Hollis a long time to get a sentence out and you have to be very calm and patient to understand. I’m not known for calm or patients so this took some time for my world to slow down enough to communicate with Hollis. Once I did, it was amazing.
This morning as I recount my day yesterday, I wonder that it’s not that way with God. I think He speaks a different language or at least a slower paced language and so many of us are in such a darn hurry we miss the words and wait for someone else to interpret (Pastors) what God is saying. Perhaps instead of reading another Christian Book or picking up another taped sermon we need to quiet ourselves, slow down and really listen.
Thanks Hollis, I’m glad we talked.
