Today's post is derived from verse 14 of Psalm 139. The Psalm is entitled (at least in my version of the Bible) "The Inescapable God". Psalm 139 is a song of praise for all of the mystery that surrounds the formation of each human. Though I am a trained scientist and have been a licensed and practicing health professional for almost 25 years, I'm even more amazed today by the shear beauty and mystery of the human body and all its inter-related workings.
Now, some may say that all of the functions of the human body come about from predictable interactions of chemicals and organs. However, they stop short when confronted by the vast amount that we still don't know about how the body really works. Why there are redundancies in every function; just how ceels know how to divide into one organ or another from the same stem cell line; how memories are stored and then retrieved; why cells become cancerous and immortal; etc.
When we deny that there is something larger than ourselves, we deny a basic opportunity to be healed when life deals us a blow. When we believe that human ingenuity is all that there is, then we limit our ability to overcome adversity (we limit our resilience). Health, wellness and wholeness (HW2) are derived from a balance in worldview as much as they are derived from making good choices on exercise, food, lifestyle, etc. the hubris of the human condition, that is, thinking ourselves as the "end all and be all" of the universe, leads to a huge let down when confronted by all we do not yet understand (or maybe will not ever understand).
Psalm 139 reminds us of our place in the world. Reminds us of our need to be connected in mystery with one another and with something larger than ourselves. Leads us to the wisdom of understanding that as much as we now understand, there is always more to learn - that is, it helps us to be humble. When we're humble, then we allow for healing to come into our lives from outside of ourselves.
May you find healing and wholeness today and always!
Dan
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