Good As It Gets . Near the end, Melvin says to Carol, I might be the only one who appreciates how amazing you are in every single thing that you do and in every single thought that you have, and how you say what you mean, and how you almost always mean something that s all about being straight and good. I think most people miss that about you, and I watch them, wondering how they can watch you bring their food, and clear their tables and never get that they just met the greatest woman alive. Melvin could be talking about Jesus. Most people missed his identity.
Most people still do.
And the followers of this mysterious Messiah do both themselves and potential followers a considerable disservice if they don t highlight the same characteristics their leader chose to emphasise. Christianity too often represents an escapism that is unreal. The words of Take this moment help us to express the fact that we live in the midst of weariness and unresolved problems. I lay down. Apart from acknowledging our physical humanity, John s words also add some humour, a quality mostly lacking in the songs we sing in worship.