All God’s
Design!
"Let the fish in the
sea speak to you."
Job 12: 8
Rest well last night?
Keep both your eyes closed?
Settle down into rhythmic breathing?
What if you had to keep one eye open all night and
make a conscious decision every time you needed to
breathe? That's how dolphins sleep. Their breathing
is not
automatic; they must decide when to take their
next breath.
God designed them that way, and He gave them
some pretty amazing abilities. Dolphins allow only
half of their brain to sleep at a time, and they close
only one eye at a time. When the left eye is closed,
the right half of the brain sleeps.
When the right eye is closed, the left side of the
brain gets some… well, shut-eye. They
alternate
from one side of the brain to the other, getting the
rest they need yet never fully losing consciousness.
The genius of creation moves us to worship. Today
look for an animal, any animal, from the kitten in your
kitchen to the sparrow outside your window and take
a moment to praise God for His inventive genius.
"Let all things their Creator bless,
and worship God in humbleness,
alleluia!"
St. Francis of Assisi