TAKE A LOAD OFF

It was pointed out in our men's bible study that God was seated on the throne in the Isaiah throne room experience. Smoke obstructed the view of God from Isaiah. For no one can see God and live. The idea that God, ruler of the universe, could rule from a sitting position, sort of kicked back, relaxed, maybe with His shoes off is really a neat image.

And we don't do that enough anymore. Sit back, I mean. Front porches have diminished. Rocking chairs, front porch swings, or gliders have faded. Sitting with neighbors just chewing the fat is from a bygone era. I hardly know my neighbors except for friends across the street. In fact, I don't even know the first and last names of any neighbor less than 5 houses away on either side. And I've been in the same house for 5 years, same neighborhood for 7.

I'll go one more step and then quit. In our guard-gated community of 252 houses, I know only five couples by their first and last names. Five. That's it. And we get out. At least to walk the 2 miles, nearly daily.

One couple, across the fairway from us, has an outside tv hooked up under their back covered porch. I see the blue shine from it, and they spend a lot of outside covered porch time, but I don't know them. I guess I could start with them. It's a short walk. I'd ring the doorbell, introduce myself, and sit with them.

Naugh. They probably wouldn't be able to hear the doorbell with the volume on the tv. Especially at commercial time.