BODIES and a Seat at the Table

We spent a wonderful, restful four days with Eric's parents over Thanksgiving. Two things have been stuck on my mind since that weekend and I thought I'd write a little about them.

The first was the BODIES Exhibit that we went through at Atlantic Station. I have wanted to go through gross anatomy again ever since beginning to actually practice as a therapist, so this was a treat to get glimpses into the body again after 8+ years of health care experience. I remember being in awe of the body when in PT school and had the same reaction here. You felt you should whisper in reverence around them. It is hard to study the body without acknowledging the Creator of the body. Truly the pinnacle of creation. We are so detailed and to think that we come from two cells that multiply into millions, that each know where to go to create organs and hair and bones.

The exhibit in Atlanta is a traveling one; so catch it before it leaves in May 2010! I highly recommend it.

The second thing that has stuck with me was a picture that the pastor at Perimeter spoke about on Sunday morning. We had been talking the day before about the awkwardness of having to find a seat in the lunchroom during junior high and high school. And he spoke about arriving in heaven and entering a room where many are seated at a table with Jesus at the head: Martin Luther, Augustine, John Calvin, Paul, Corrie Ten Boom....and you are intimidated at first....

"there can't be a seat for me here". But I am invited, welcomed in, and there is a place for me, amongst my other brothers and sisters. I am ushered in to a seat at the table with the other saints and my Lord. What a sweet thing to look forward to!