Yogi Berra, the great Yankees baseball catcher of a previous generation, is famous for some insightful quotes. He's credited, for instance, with saying "It ain't over till it's over." Another of his comments that I like is, "You can see a lot by just looking!" I call this the Yoggi Berra School of Observation. There are times when we miss what's right in front of our eyes. That happens to me pretty often.
I think I must have some sort of learning disability when it comes to observation. I went to the hardware store the other day to buy some grass seed that was on sale. I found my way to the Lawn and Garden Center, where common sense would say I might find such an article. After searching each aisle, I finally gave up and located a clerk to tell me where I could find the grass seed. She patiently explained that it was on a big display right at the front of the store where you couldn't possibly miss it! Well, I missed it.
At the hotel's complimentary breakfast bar the other day I couldn't find the pitcher of milk for my cereal. Nor were there any of those little single-serving cartons. Again, a helpful lady pointed out that the milk was available from a dispenser clearly marked MILK. Hmm. Okay....
Well, I take some encouragement from the fact that the first followers of Jesus weren't all that observant, either. He told them to "lift up their eyes and see" that the spiritual harvest is ripe. It's amazing what we can see by just looking!
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