New Lesson From The Old Knees 12/27/2018

Good Morning.

I am not back to my routine yet, so the daily blogs might be a little sporadic over the next few days. I did however enjoy a cup of Door County Bourbon Pecan Pie Coffee this morning.

For a few years now, it was apparent that the time was coming to get my knees replaced. A week ago we tackled the job and the progress is looking good. I have clinicians and therapists coming to the house to check on me and assist with therapy. They all ask a lot of questions and it helps to gauge my pain levels. One surprise to the trip of pain is that my back and hips hurt, quite a bit. I asked why that might be. The answer was simple. As my knees continued to get worse and I had to adjust my walk, my back and hips compensated along with them. In other words, my bad knees impacted my hips and back, not in a good way.  The knees are straight and working now. So the back and hips need to adjust with the new knees. Since the knees were done in one day, the back and hips had to start adjusting immediately and it is painful.

1 Corinthians 12:12-27 New Living Translation (NLT)

One Body with Many Parts

¹² The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. ¹³ Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.

¹⁴ Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part. ¹⁵ If the foot says, “I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,” that does not make it any less a part of the body. ¹⁶ And if the ear says, “I am not part of the body because I am not an eye,” would that make it any less a part of the body? ¹⁷ If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything?
¹⁸ But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it. ¹⁹ How strange a body would be if it had only one part! ²⁰ Yes, there are many parts, but only one body. ²¹ The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.”
²² In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary. ²³ And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen, ²⁴ while the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity. ²⁵ This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other. ²⁶ If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.
²⁷ All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it.

So what can I apply to life from this? Our actions in life impact others. Although we may stop and recover from our errant ways the impact to others might last longer. They need more time to recover and readjust. When we make the wrong choice, we are only thinking of ourselves, we forget or neglect to see the impact our choices have on others. If we would stop long enough to think about the future and others we might do things differently. If I had thought about damage to my back, I probably would have had these knees replaced sooner.

Food for thought today.

Marty