Looking Behind
Friday, January 3, 2014 at 8:32AM
Christy Ramsey

A proud mother showed me her phone with a New Year’s Eve video of her daughter skating. It was cute watching the child’s face and form as she worked on her skating rhythm and balance. As I admired her daughter’s skating, the Mom commented: “I’m not a good skater but I skated backwards to take the video. My daughter worried that I would fall, but I told her it would hurt if I fell, but she was worth it.”

A skating child video is cute, but when you look at what you cannot see: a unsteady, backward skating, adoring mother, it is beautiful as well.

I hope when you enjoy what is in front of you, you are also aware and thankful for those behind the scenes.

 

Lord, you have searched me and known me.

You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away.

You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.

Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it completely.

You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.

 

Psalm 139:1-5 NRSV

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