Is recuperating a miracle..it is a given design of our body to heal itself (sometimes with a little, sometimes with a lot of help). This i find to be a miracle.
On so many levels i am thinking of this theme today. Most acutely in the form of watching my wife recover from malaria and an amoebic dysentery which apparently sh e had at the same time! Man, was she wiped out. Pale, skinny, weak and well, icky, and i have to say it, brainless. It was as if she was shutting down. Now, don't get me wrong, i was glad to come back early from my trip to take care of the kids and stuff and allow her to rest, really, without her, i am lost. But geese, she was a mess.
So then,recuperation, i think of it in spiritual terms and it gets a little deeper. If on wants to return to 'spiritual health', one must either rely on our 'existing form' to heal itself (haven't found this to work too well) or get beyond ourselves and connect to not only others but back to the source of true health, which is God our creator. NOW. I know, i know, 'How does one do this Mr. spiritual?'. My answer is don't know how you connect to God. I do not know if you find meditation or scripture reading or worship (whatever that may mean for you) to be the 'thing' for you. Or maybe walking silently through some deserted woods (always worked for me, of course here in moz there are no deserted woods and even if i found some i may die of heat, snakes or land mines...wouldn't be very connecting would it?). Okay. What i do think is that to recuperate spiritually, to reconnect with God I have found i need to spend time with him. I need to hear his words (read scripture), i need to listen to his voice (prayer, meditation and solitude)...and if i do these things, if i let other things go...i can regain my health.
I have been recuperating recently and it feels good. I have bad days yet and yes, i even have doubts and don't understand what the heck is going on but i am connected to he source...and therefore i can go on.
Just a post thought because this thought occurred to me rather startlingly...you husbands and wives do you and i provide space for those we love to recuperate? Do we know what they need, what works for them? If you don't ask them.
Enjoy the ride and recuperate as often as needed.
Kevin
