Take a look at this picture:
If you are like me, (and I always pray you're not) whenever I see candy corn or someone mentions candy corn, I seem to start producing saliva in happy and eager anticipation of eating the candy corn. It is involuntary, but always predictable. I do know that I cannot have even one piece of candy corn or I will swiftly devour every other piece in sight.
There was a fascinating and timely report in the Wall Street Journal yesterday about the candy corn industry. Essentially candy corn is phenomenally popular. I understand this.
The article got me thinking (first about eating candy corn - but then about the almost involuntary physical impulse when I get or even think about candy corn.) Because this blog is a preoccupation during this first set of 100 days, I started wondering about a possible insight here. So - here it is:
Wouldn't it be wonderful if I could have an almost involuntary, but instant, burst of understanding or forgiveness when it is needed. Why do I have to go through such gyrations when I try to forgive? Why do I make things so complicated? The great thing would be if I reached a point where there were just automatic responses of forgiveness or understanding. I think that is what Jesus is calling us to do. I never felt that Jesus wanted to complicate things for us. I'm actually going to try to do this. Would you join me? (Naturally, the only downside is that I run the risk of forgiveness reminding me of candy corn and then I will devour any candy corn in sight. Fortunately, there are no little kernels in sight right now, so I am safe.)
Can you resist only eating one piece? I can't - so I don't even try!
Today's Gratitude: I am grateful for at least occasionally not being super serious and having fun with this blog.