Amazing Goo

​My handwriting. Ick!
It’s horrible.

Not that I ever was any good at penmanship anyway, but do kids these days even learn how to write in cursive anymore? Since my kids are way grown, I’m way out of the loop on elementary education. Do they still even hand write assignments anymore, or has keyboarding changed the model?

I’m sure I’ve told you—I keep a journal of my prayers every day. I almost never miss a day and it’s a part of my morning quiet time. My routine is: The Daily Lectionary, Richard Rohr, J. Philip Newell, Phyllis Tickle, some blogs, etc. But there’s always a prayer journal entry at the end. Always? Well on the rare occasion, I may not actually fill in an entry but there’s at least a notation in my Moleskine for every day.

I don’t bother to write in cursive anymore because I print everything in all caps. Now, I realize that when you’re using a keyboard, “ALL CAPS” IS LIKE SCREAMING. But in handwriting, it’s not so off-putting. Even my all-caps printing is hard to read because my handwriting is so sloppy. Well, these are my prayers anyway, so God probably doesn’t have any problem with the handwriting. It’s authentic and I tell myself God likes it that way. 

Not that long ago, I actually pay attention and I notice my sloppy writing. It’s terrible! That day’s prayer starts out with what looks to me like “AMAZING GOO…” 
And I’m kinda snickering.
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Imagine my cartoon thought bubble:
 “Goo? Goo, you know what I mean, right?”
Amazing.
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God/Goo.
Goo/God.
You know what I mean.
You know who you are.
And you know that I know that, too.
So anyway, you’re still amazing.
I’m sure you get a huge kick out of a goofball like me anyway. It must be entertaining. Made in your image, eh? If this is really your image for me, I can only imagine how funny you think you are. 
Reminds me of the old saying, “We make plans and God laughs.” 
You know me.
I know you.
Something tells me that you have quite a bit more to laugh about than we know.
Amazing Goo.
Whatever your name is…you probably don’t have to read it.
 
You.
Are.
Still.
Just.                            
Amazing.
 
Grace & Peace,
Scott

**Please note: I’m going on vacation after Christmas Eve so the blog and the Focus are going on hiatus until Jan. 12, too. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!