I remember those old TV sets we had when we were kids. It seemed my dad was always fiddling with those knobs in the back to adjust the vertical and horizontal hold for the picture. When everything was just right I could actually see what was going on with the Lone Ranger! Without it I could only hear the music and the gunshots and had to guess what kind of adventure the Lone Ranger and Tonto were getting into.
Recently, Kathie and I started going to a chiropractor. No major complaints -- we just knew some things were “out of whack." We learned that the body is an amazing creation and that when everything lines up vertically (spine and head) and horizontally (shoulders and hips) it can heal itself of many of the aches and pains of daily life. So, the doctor is helping to train our bodies to line up the horizontal and vertical hold.
God designed us to also have the proper spiritual relationship of the vertical and the horizontal in our lives. When Jesus was asked what the greatest commandment is, he answered:
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and, love your neighbor as yourself. (Luke 10:27)
In this compact answer is a deep well of wisdom concerning our relationship with God, ourselves and others.
For the next two weeks I am in Pennsylvania
Jim
Jim
2 comments:
I will pray, Jim. (And hopefully you can share some of the key thoughts with ALL of us here!)
Hey Jim and Kathie, Hope this training time is both a reprise and a challenge for you. Praying for your time away, out of your routine, open for input from God through the blessing of other believers.
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