court case and the movie crash

I haven't seen the movie crash in like 8 years so I'm going off some fuzzy memories here. What I do remember in the movie is that our lives are deeply intertwined with other people.  We may not realize the impact of our choices on others but usually even strangers will somehow be affected. By the human eye, we cannot and will not ever see the complete picture of how our daily lives have impacted others. Perhaps if could even be through them overhearing our conversation, perhaps through our impatience or perhaps through our compassion.

This came to the for front today as I was sitting in a court room listening to a trial take place.
2 years ago, my friends sister was killed in a hit and run.

What was crazy about today was how many people were affected by this incident, some who knew the family and some who did not. In fact, I personally didn't know the woman who died but have since then become friends with her family and recently babysat her amazing children that she had to leave behind. Today, many witnesses testified as to what they saw that night.
A mother had just picked up her son from his friends house and was driving past when they saw the incident. The son got out of the car and said some comments to the people there.

Another witness was a nurse who stopped to administer cpr.

Another lady had just come from the airport returning home from a business trip when she saw the incident. She testified today as to what she saw.

There were many more stories and many more witnesses. All affected by the incident that took place that night. For some it altered their lives forever.

This lawyer kept showing the witnesses aerial photos so that witnesses could recall more details. This reminded me that God not only sees the aerial views, he sees every angle, knows every relationship, sees every person and how it will affect the course of their life. He alone knows the complete story. He alone knows each ones story. God sees the big picture, while we only see a fraction. For example, the night of the crash the family was grieving the loss of their loved one. The nurse was trying desperately to help a stranger, the waitresses at the bar who had served the drinks earlier that night saw the toll the alcohol took.  So many things happening at once and there is God who sees it all at the same time. 

I guess it leaves me in awe that have such a huge God and that as people we need to realize that we are not isolated beings. We were created for relationship. God intended our most important relationship to be with Him. Secondly, to be with others. Our words and actions affect others. I want to live aware of this and to live intentionally and purposefully pointing others to God.