For decades I have prayed that I could get glimpses of seeing the world through God’s eyes. I try to imagine what it is like to know every thought everyone is having at any given moment. I believe that must be both humorous and sometimes heartbreaking for God. I am in awe at the many things God can hold in His mind at the same time.

From time to time I get to look at the world from a vantage point that stirs up my curiosity anew, as a passenger in a small airplane. I am overwhelmed, not only by all the buttons and dials, but by the time of worship that ensues.

Recently I asked the pilot if he believed in God and he said yes. I asked if he felt closer to God when he flew and he said yes. He said he felt closer to God and that he might be sharing in one of the many ways God sees the world.

As I look down onto homes, forests and buildings, my challenges shrink as I imagine God knowing every detail of every heart in every place that is thousands of feet below. God know every joy, every fear, every heartbreak. God feels each feeling along with each person, as well as His own feelings about our feelings. The amazing capacity of God is so vast it hurts my brain to think about this.

One of the many values of these thoughts is that our thoughts are not the most important things happening in the universe but part of a greater pattern of all our lives together that are part of God’s constant attention.