On Tuesday evening, I was unloading groceries from Sam’s Club.  Our house is a split level one, so when I bring in groceries, I generally only walk up a couple of stairs and set the groceries on the floor at the top, then back down and continue unloading.  Once they’re all in the house, then I go upstairs and take them the rest of the way to the kitchen.  It saves me from going up and down the entire flight of stairs a dozen or so times!  On Tuesday, I was backing down the bottom steps for the last time, and thought I’d reached the floor, but actually still had a step to go!  I fell and injured my knee in the process.  Ow!!!  I ended up going to the ER to get it checked out, and it’s sprained – probably some ligament damage.  Nothing appears completely torn, but they put me in an immobilizer and on crutches for a week, then I will follow-up with an orthopedic doctor if it still feels unstable.  Now, I am  limited in my mobility as well as limited in my ability to hear.  It has had me thinking about the body and how all of the parts have an important role to play.  Somehow, I think we don’t always appreciate all that those parts do until we have to do without them!  It’s been quite comical watching me try to get up from a seated position to a standing one with my one leg braced and perfectly straight!  Apparently many of our couches and chairs are pretty low!  Who knew?!  I’ve figured out which ones work better for me now! lol  We take forgranted the work those parts do until we injure or lose them, then we are reminded how vital they are!  Yes, the body can make adjustments and function without them, but it doesn’t work as well as it could and does with them!  When the Bible uses the body as an illustration when talking about the church it is such a vivid picture in my mind, especially now!  Every part has a role to play and every one is  important!  How much better we function as a church when every part is there and working properly!  It makes it  so much easier and more efficient to get things done.  I’m  thankful that we all have different talents and interests and bring different skills to the kingdom and that God’s plan is so perfect that we all make up one body that works together beautifully!