Our Picture of God

There’s a story about a young child who was vigorously coloring a picture. His brother noticed the boy’s concentration and asked what he was drawing. Without losing a moment’s momentum, the boy replied, “A picture of God!” In perfect brotherly fashion, the brother replied, “Nobody knows what God looks like!” The younger boy responded as he continued working on his drawing, “They will shortly!” How would you draw God? Similar to Michelangelo’s Hand of God painting? As the Christmas Christ Child? As the Loving Father? The Great Creator? How we picture God in many ways is influenced by how we relate to Him. One person I know describes God as a 2x4 in his life: “When I ge