Reflections while on a walk

I was walking along the Hike & Bike Trail enjoying the sunshine, the birds, trees budding, flowers blooming and warmth coming our way. But I took it for granted.
I had a great meal of fruit, vegetables, meat, dessert and beverage. My body was built to get what it needed in nutrients from that meal. My taste buds enjoyed it. I possessed an efficient system for getting rid of what was not beneficial for me. But I took it for granted.

I took a deep breath of fresh air. My lungs were equipped to handle it. The air was just the right mixture of nitrogen and oxygen and other gases. The blood vessels in my lungs and the membranes around the air sacs were just right for allowing oxygen to be absorbed but not other gases. My red corpuscles were built to transport the oxygen to all my cells where just the right conditions existed to absorb what I needed to fuel the job the cells do. Then the same blood cells were equipped to truck the waste carbon dioxide back to the lungs to be expelled. Without this complex system I would not stay alive. But I took it for granted.

Then I walked past a person having difficulty with something not working right on his bike and he cursed God for it. It struck me how horribly wrong that is and how terrible it is for me to be unthankful. Every day we are provided with a long list of incredibly complex bodily functions and numerous beneficial amenities in the world around us without so much as a thank you coming from us to the Creator. But when some little thing doesn’t go just the way we want it we lash out at God. How come He puts up with us? More than that – not only does He put up with us but Easter reminded us that He loved us so much that He sent us His Son to die for us. We had better take note.

Keeping on the sunny side,
Henry Wiebe