Christian Faith and Flossing

I know that it has been a long time since I have posted anything.  I could give tons of reasons why this is the case, but I won’t.  I thought I would get back in the saddle with more of a thought than an actual in-depth post.

Full-Disclosure: I am terrible at flossing my teeth.  I really want to do it on the regular, but I don’t.  In fact I rarely think about flossing until I know I am going to see the dentist, then in a mad dash I floss every day for about 5-7 days before my appointment.  My hygienist  always tells me the same thing…”You need to floss more.”   They live in the world of teeth.  They are around teeth all the time.  I’m sure it is easy for them to remember to floss (perhaps not, but it is easy for them to tell me to).  They spend time thinking about teeth.  It is just part of their everyday world.  Teeth are not part of mine.  I also know that my teeth would be better served if I spent a bit of time thinking of them and just flossing.

I know for lots of people their spiritual life is a lot like flossing.  We know we need to tend to our our souls, that we should take our discipleship more seriously, that our faith should have a more prominent role in our daily life, but often it doesn’t.  We can go through days and perhaps weeks at a time without much interaction with God.  We know this shouldn’t be the case, but for lots of us, it just seems to be that way.

My dentist and hygienist are always trying to find ways to help me remember my teeth.

I am always trying to find ways to help people remember what God has done for them.

It is a difficult task.