goodness

Awhile back I remember a friend writing something relating to God's character, and how we were to know it if we weren't to base it on our circumstances, since our circumstances can be bad indicators of such. And I remember sitting to muse on this for a few moments....and then, without realizing that he had already answered the question himself, at the end, thought "the cross!"
It was then I saw "in the person of Jesus" as the already given answer. I smiled.

I guess I just thought of this because I've been sitting here thinking about how good God is, apart from my circumstances. A lot of my circumstances have in fact just changed in the last 48 hours or so..... but it's funny, I feel his being good as being a prelude to these. I almost feel these circumstances as insignificant, because he was already so good, and his being good had nothing to do with these particular circumstances, it has to do with who he is and what has already been fulfilled. he didn't have to do any of it(changing my circumstances) to somehow be further classified as good. I'm kind of out of words at this point. And that's really ok.
"He is good" doesn't quite encompass it, but it's all I've got. Usually at this point I steal someone's words when mine aren't adequate (quote) but, really, maybe you should just go read the whole book of psalms, or spend a few days in the woods, or sit silent under the stars, or breathe the morning air as the sun is waking.
maybe you'll start to understand what 'good' means...
and maybe you'll be astonished.