Watching the Olympics this week I’ve been struck by the parents of the athletes. Invested, hopeful, prayerful, committed, passionate are just a few of the words that come to mind.
What a contrast to the image of God I think many of us carry around – the distant, more concerned-with-global-chaos or, out-of-touch-with-what-it’s-really-like “Being” who kind of nods or frowns or raises His eyebrows from afar.
