The body

Oh, this confounding body in which we live!  Today was to be a day of great work - I was going to get my kitchen spic and span.  Well, that won't happen today - another migraine.  Instead, I'll sit in my comfy chair and wait for my meds to kick in.  Hopefully I can still take my hike this afternoon, but if not, tomorrow's another day.  

I'm very thankful for the assurance, the knowledge with which I live my life - that is, that I am not in charge.  It is a great comfort to know that not only do I serve a benevolent God, he is a personal God who cares about me as an individual.  My physical pain does not separate me from him, it can (if I let it, if I'm open to learning) illuminate myself and my God.  I'm thankful that his hand is big enough to hold me, hold me close to him. 

On days like today, when the sun is shining, and all the natural world seems to be singing his praises, but I must lie quietly in a dark room, he seems closer to me than ever.  I rest in his hand, and that truth never changes.