One One Thousandth

I sat in the dentist chair for a new crown. The process was not going well. Every time the dentist put the crown in to test the placement I could feel it. It didn’t fit. I was about to say it’s fine let’s not fiddle with it anymore when Dr. Bob told me that the human mouth is capable of detecting the slightest misalignment. “If we leave this off even by one thousandth of an inch you’ll feel it everyday. It will never go away.” Really? Wow. I was in disbelief of course till he shaved off one more micron and the crown popped in place, suddenly I didn’t feel the new tooth at all. Perfect fit.

Big things are easy to see when they are out of whack. A crooked picture on the wall. Flat tire on a car. But tiny things can go unnoticed. They can niggle at me till I wonder what’s wrong? I’m uncomfortable. But why? I search an answer. Sometimes I find an overlooked bad habit, or unconfessed sin and I begin to wiggle in discomfort. When I’m out of alignment with God. He made us very sensitive creatures we can feel the pebble in our shoes, or the bit of food caught in our teeth. We can feel when a sin is eating away at our soul.

Dear God, Thank you for making us such sensitive creatures. For giving us not only the bodies to feel but the hearts to know when we are out of whack. Keep us close so we can feel you too and know when it’s time to find our way back. Amen

Posted 1/27/2009 @ 9:21 AM | Weekly Thoughts