Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Psalm 139

So when I spent my summers in Florida, I worked two of those seasons at a church office. It was an interesting job. I answered the phones, dealt with all the elders and deacons (and their, to say the least, "quirky" personalities), kept our food pantry lively, spent hours in an office they kept at the balmy temperature of -40, had some lively discussions with my pastor, and tried to keep the peace between the church office and the adjoining school's office staff. It was definitely not a boring job.

However, one of the things I will remember most about that job was going into the bathroom. Yes, the bathroom.

On the wall directly facing the toilet was a picture frame. While you "sat", you could contemplate a painting of a park bench adorning autumnal country landscape. Below the picture was a beloved text from Psalm 139: "Oh Lord, you have searched me and know me. You know when I sit and when I rise..."

:)