Day 139
The title is a play on a note left on my mom’s car once when she left too little room for the guy who parked next to her. “Inconsinderate” sort of took some of the sting out of it. Of course myoclonic jerks are very inconsiderate. They can occur frequently and very intrusively in people with brain disorders. In normal people, they occur just as you are falling asleep,relaxing, drifting off into dreamland. You feel like you are sliding, falling, and suddenly your body jerks/twitches/thrashes. Your heart goes into double quick time and you are awake all over again. Grrr. Mr. Brain, this is very irritating.
No one seems to be sure why it happens. One theory is that the brain thinks the body really is falling as you relax and needs to wake the muscles up so they can right the body. I like that idea – kinda fun.
Onward.
Last night at church, we read through 2 Timothy. There was a smaller gathering than usual due to weather, so we sat in an circle (oval) and read it through verse by verse. Good times.
2 Timothy 2:1 You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
Everything that follows hinges on this thought. It’s literally “be strengthened in the grace” – the only way we can do anything in our Christian life that will last for eternity is to do it relying on the grace – unmerited favor – of Jesus Christ. By resting in him, we can be strong and accomplish his will for our lives. On our own we have no strength; we may have the desire, but we need his power.
Made for Eternity 