Sunday, October 16, 2011

God’s Abundance: e.g. Mud baths


Callie's Corner

            We often miss God’s abundance, even if it’s as clear as mud between our toes. Take Carol, for example. The other day I was taking her for a walk when she stepped into a mud puddle. I could understand her revulsion had she been wearing shoes, but she wore her Tevas. She screamed, changed direction and made me take her back to the cabin. She missed God’s abundance in a free mud bath. Think about it:
           
  1. People pay a lot of money for this beauty treatment, and God gave it away.
  2. True to His nature He gave the best. The mud had been aged. Formed by tropical storms Irene and Lee, He added leaf and other plant matter and allowed it to age to a divine consistency.
  3. Carol pays money for perfume. This ripened debris was given with a profligate hand. To get an idea of its pleasant aroma, imagine the dozen roses your hubby gave you. Allow it to sit in a vase on the table for a week. Now empty it. The scent wafting from your sink? Heaven!
  4. She’s always pestering Neil for silky clothes—loves the sliding, slick texture against her skin. Yet with mud slathered liberally between her toes in the slickest of textures, all she did was squeal. (And not in delight I might add).Mud bath yogaImage by Rev Stan via Flickr

Next time you complain—think about it. It’s probably a blessing in disguise.
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4 comments:

  1. This is tooooooooooo funny. :)

    Luv the article. :)

    nike chillemi, blogger is still signing me anonymous

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  2. Thanks, Nike. Blogger can be touchy--huh?

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  3. Oh Callie, we have to get together and talk some day. My Shelley is much the same! I find something wonderful to roll in, out at the park she so generously takes me to run in, and she calls out "Kimchi, NO!" Why do you take me there if you won't let me enjoy myself? She just teases me. I'll try telling her that G-d put it there just for me to roll in.

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  4. Kimchi, we have to get together. Why is it human's don't see the abundance G_d gave us?

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