Tutoring Tim

A novelist and a theologian fred buechner aptly said something that is worth a deep thought-finding God in the ordinary! While many are attracted to the supernatural and the miracle many have not paid attention to the ordinary things in life, such as waking, working, above all dreaming. It is this daily routine that we have neglected to discover God. Fredrick adds here God gives meaning to our routine. Thanks to writer Philip Yancey and to my good professsor friend Dr. Bong de la fuente (academic dean of PBTS Baguio) for introducing fredrick to me. i heard him often being quoted by Dr. Bong and Phlilip Yancey wrote about him too.

While i intellectually agreed to his statements i am still igonorant of the pleasure of discovering God while going through the ordinary. My youngest son time whom i fondly call "the lighthearted one" seem to have a hard time with his assignment, came to me for help! Normally my wonderful wife sheryl takes care of this stuff- tutoring kids. Believe me she's the best teacher in the world! Why me for time that night? Well even the best teacher is not spared from fatigue. So super dady to the rescue? Im embarass to say that teaching Tim was not that attractive to me. i could have miss a chance of the life time of seeing my boy grow! And im there to watch him! Eternal thanks Lord!

I remember his awesome attention to me as i slowly help him in making polite sentences. I was teary eyed to see him write! Oh my he can now write. He is now grade one he should know how to write? Yes, but the exitement and the embarassment is how could i allow this wonderful stage to pass by? My heart swell with pride when my wife told me that Tim said I am a good teacher! To me it was more than winning a pulitzer prize! My youngest proud of me? Thanks Lord. Yes an ordinary rountine turned to a meaningful encounter with God, and out of it grace was mined!
This blog is not complete if I ommit this part, in my young mind a memory was etched, it was when my papa brought me to a black board and taught me the alphabet that was awesome! The rest were years of tyranny, it no time to play the blame game now i know. i just remembered that out of the ordinary tutoring time with Tim came out something sacred! Something we daily see and something we daily miss. Prayerfully, never underestimate the ordinary, there you find God or God reveals Himself to you!