Tonight, at my men’s group, one of the guys asked the group if we ever had awareness of God’s presence during our day-to-day activities, like going to the grocery store. Another guy answered that he didn’t, and I replied, “You mean you don’t imagine Jesus sitting inside the shopping cart as you push it around the store?!” The entire group started laughing, and we got completely derailed at that point. Everyone chimed in with a funny thought about Jesus doing some miracle from inside the cart, like clearing an aisle at checkout, so that you never have to wait in line. Or parting people in the aisles like the Red Sea, so nobody is ever in your way. Or fixing the squeaking, perpetually-shaking wheel on the back of the basket. Or asking for chocolate cereal like a child, trying to convince us that it’s probably healthy. It was a really fun time, and now I can’t stop imagining Jesus riding inside my shopping cart as I fill it with groceries.
