It’s snowing.

a) “Man, how inconvenient.”

b) “Look at the beauty of God’s creation.”

I’m going shopping.

a) “All those crowds, what a hassle.”

b) “Boy has God has blessed me with the means and ability to purchase things."

Time to make dinner.

a) “Just another chore to check off the list.”

b) “Thanks God for providing more than enough in a world where so many have so little.”

Going to the gym.

a) “Hope this goes by quickly and I don’t get injured.

b) “What a wonderful gift of health the Lord has given me."

Starting the diet.

a) “What a huge list of things I cannot eat, I’m gonna starve."

b) “Thanks Lord for the small exercises of self-control than will help me achieve my ambitions.”

All human events offer an a) and at least one b).

Call it over the top optimism, or at least courting Pollyanna, but at this time of year we look to John the Baptist who incessantly points us to b). He reminds us that a definition of a Christian is someone who finds Jesus in every person and event.

How are we doing here? How might we engage in finding God in what’s going on around us? Can we do this once a day? Looking for God in our unfolding lives is smart, it’s the pursuit of truth and is the true road to happiness.