The Response

As the beggar’s bowl fills up, he accepts what is proffered. Beyond acceptance, comes thanksgiving. Not always easy to do when the gifts are hard to swallow. What does God want from us?
Brother Lawrence reminds us: “He [God] does not ask much of us—an occasional remembrance, a small act of worship, now to beg his grace, at times to offer him our distresses, at another time to render thanks for the favors He has given, and which he gives in the midst of your labors, to find consolation with Him as often as you can. …The smallest remembrance will always please Him.”
In other words, He wants a love relationship and an acknowledgement of our need for Him. But we so often get caught up in the tasks of living, that we fail to pause to remember who has granted us life and is sustaining us. It takes a conscious effort to focus on the presence of God in our lives. This beggar needs to put the distractions aside more often and remind herself that God is always in the midst of His child thru His Spirit. There needs to be more remembering.