I walked into Himmats class early and began going through
what I was going to talk to the kids about.
His teacher walked in and greeted me she asked me what I would need, I told her just the projector and I would setup the rest myself. As I began to unpack my laptop for the
presentation, the class started to walk in from recess .
I got the normal
“who are you?” - I’m Himmats dad
“Are you HIM MATT’s
DAD?” - Yes I am!
“You have a long beard” – Yes I Do J
Then I heard…..
“You look like God”
I did not know how to respond. So I pretended to ignore
it. I knew the direction from where that
comment came but did not know who said it.
When the presentation began I started with my normal ice
breaker jokes, and then I asked the kids what they noticed about me, or what
was different. I have gotten all sorts
of answers to this question….from your beard to that thing on your head, to you
look like a genie and even some that were brutally honest, you look scary or
dangerous! Anyways I am used to the
response that question brings.
Hands immediately went up and the responses came in, all that I
had heard before until I called on a little boy to my left.
“You look like God” he said again.
This time it was in front of the whole KG
classes and all the teachers. I laughed
and thanked him, I told him it was the best compliment I had ever received.
Later I thought about that moment, it was a child being
totally honest and upfront, but more importantly there was a message. In our hectic lives and our own small worlds
we forget that everyone is in the image of God, that we all have that light
inside of us. Each person has the same
worth no matter what their bank account states.
Each person has the same value no matter what family or linage they
belong to. In hustle and bustle we
forget the simplest things that in each spirit there is the essence of one.
When is the last time we looked at someone and saw God? Or told them hey you look like God? Trust me it’s the best feel good comment you
can give someone.
