Considering my hands during a busy day isn't common...until today. My hands performed ordinary tasks such as: brushing teeth, managing a shower, preparing meals, handling laundry, playing piano, typing on laptop, texting family and playing with puppies.
Unexpected moments soon arrived. While pouring tea into a tall glass, a very large piece broke away and landed in my hand. It was several inches long and a couple inches wide, with very sharp edges. I remained calm while tea rushed onto the floor. I called for my husband, who was shocked to see the large, v-shaped fragment still resting in the palm of my hand. Fortunately there were no scratches, cuts or shards embedded in my flesh.
Later walking our puppies, I noticed mud covering the same hand that earlier held broken glass. I chuckled as I considered what my hand had experienced in one day. Immediately, one of our sweet puppies noticed the mud and began cleaning it very intensely. I assured him I would wash it soon but he lovingly, meticulously and thoroughly continued until he considered the job complete.
I began thinking. Isn't life like that? We expect ordinary moments. But then something breaks and we watch our lives crash onto the floor, knowing we can't handle it alone. Or we think all is well only to look down and see yet another stain covering us, which will take much work to remove.
Then God reaches out to us...heals our brokenness...cleanses our stains...and helps us realize His Presence, love and grace...during both ordinary and unexpected moments. Perhaps the most wonderful and fitting place for me...is reaching up to Him as He reaches out for me.♥~thl
"I spread out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah." Psalm 143: 6
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