It’s a dream that we’d all love to have. God appears to us and says, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”

We have to offer a little context. Solomon had gone to worship God. Solomon had offered a thousand sacrifices. So Solomon’s heart and actions are already oriented toward God. (Read the story in 1 Kings.)

But we can imagine that question at different times.

When David’s son was ill and he was praying night and day for him, the answer to the question “Ask for whatever you want me to give you” would be, “My son. I want the life of my son.”

When someone is brought to the ER after an accident or a heart attack, if God appeared to the spouse or the parent, the answer to the question would be, “More time. I want more time.”

But let’s step back from the urgency, from the crisis. If we were six months before that crisis, our answer might be different: God, I don’t know what’s going to happen in the next six months. But what I want is to make sure that I’m making the most of every conversation with my family. I want to make the best decisions about relationships and choices about behavior. I want to recognize every time you invite me to do something and follow you.

If we did that now, what are the things that we might avoid in six months? What are the conversations that we wouldn’t regret? What are the repairs we would make to objects or relationships or thoughts?

More on wisdom tomorrow.

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As some of you who read this newsletter know, Rich Dixon’s handcycle broke. (He writes here every Wednesday). Their organization doesn’t fund their bikes, they do.  So, there’s a GoFundMe to help Rich get a new bike. I thought you might like to know. It’s called Help Rich Dixon Get Back On The Road Again.