have you ever noticed how finely we tune the temperature of everything
we touch or eat? our homes can easily hover around 69 degrees all
year around. if we want to take that temperature outside, we can chill
the air with water cooled fans in the summer or heat lamps in the winter.
some of us won't drink a glass of water unless it's ice cold or swim in a
pool unless it's as warm as a bath. my husband likes his coffee and soup
to be scalding hot . . . so hot that i can not even touch the mug or bowl.
thank goodness, that's not how he likes his wife.
i worry, though, that because we have found so many ways to keep ourselves
comfortable and insulated, we will not be prepared for trials ahead. we are
completely dependent on our electricity, available water, heat and air,
mangos from brazil or tea from china.
our grandparents were better prepared for hardship and more capable of
taking care of themselves. in some ways, we are like children . . . or sheep.
love,
lea
"all we like sheep have gone astray . . . " isaiah 53:6
we touch or eat? our homes can easily hover around 69 degrees all
year around. if we want to take that temperature outside, we can chill
the air with water cooled fans in the summer or heat lamps in the winter.
some of us won't drink a glass of water unless it's ice cold or swim in a
pool unless it's as warm as a bath. my husband likes his coffee and soup
to be scalding hot . . . so hot that i can not even touch the mug or bowl.
thank goodness, that's not how he likes his wife.
i worry, though, that because we have found so many ways to keep ourselves
comfortable and insulated, we will not be prepared for trials ahead. we are
completely dependent on our electricity, available water, heat and air,
mangos from brazil or tea from china.
our grandparents were better prepared for hardship and more capable of
taking care of themselves. in some ways, we are like children . . . or sheep.
love,
lea
"all we like sheep have gone astray . . . " isaiah 53:6
