{"id":759,"date":"2010-08-30T16:29:39","date_gmt":"2010-08-30T16:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/graceepc.org\/?p=759"},"modified":"2010-08-30T16:29:39","modified_gmt":"2010-08-30T16:29:39","slug":"plymouth-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.choosingcomedy.com\/?p=759","title":{"rendered":"Plymouth Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In the summer of 1976, my family took a vacation out to Cape Cod. On our way home we stopped to see Plymouth Rock.<\/p>\n

It was my dad’s idea. He had the perspective of history and a sense of wonder. The appreciation for gazing at a rock that people we study in history stood by. Feeling a connectedness with the past. It’s tough to achieve in the U.S. where there isn’t much history.<\/p>\n

I did not have his perspective or his sense of wonder. I remember very clearly looking over a rail (they have caged the rock) and thinking, Big Whoop.<\/p>\n

It was a rock.<\/p>\n

And not a particularly interesting rock at that. I remember saying something smart mouthed like, It would be more exciting if it were purple.<\/p>\n

I missed it.<\/p>\n

Today I saw a video on YouTube, maybe you’ve seen it? Quite a few people have. It’s the Double Rainbow Guy or something. Home video shot in Yosemite by a guy who reacts rather strongly, emotionally to this rainbow he sees.<\/p>\n

There have been a lot of parodies done on it. It’s a rather extreme reaction, not something you see\/hear every day.<\/p>\n

But I have to confess to you…<\/p>\n

I’m jealous.<\/p>\n

I don’t know that I’ve ever been so moved by something. Of course, I haven’t seen the Grand Canyon yet, but does it have to be that big and grand to move me that deeply?<\/p>\n

Has God done anything that isn’t a miracle?<\/p>\n

I’m afraid I’m missing it, just like I missed Plymouth Rock.<\/p>\n

While I watched the video I wondered how much God appreciated this man’s appreciation for the rainbow.<\/p>\n

I want to see what God has done around me and I want to be moved that deeply. I want that sense of awe and wonder and appreciation.<\/p>\n

I want that freedom to feel that much.<\/p>\n

Like Chris Tomlin’s song, The Way I Was Made…<\/p>\n

I want to live like there’s no tomorrow
\nI want to dance like no one’s around
\nI want to sing like nobody’s listening
\nbefore I lay my body down<\/p>\n

I want to give like I have plenty
\nI want to love like I’m not afraid
\nI want to be the man I was meant to be
\nI want to be the way I was made<\/p>\n

That’s what I want.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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