A bowl of cereal

I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast today. You may not think of that as big deal, but for me it was. I've been on crutches for a week and at times am feeling frustrated, helpless, and useless.

But that's not what's amazing about my bowl of cereal. Having a bowl of cereal for breakfast seems so simple. But not quite so if you're on crutches. Before eating the cereal I had to:

1. Hobble from the kitchen to the dining room carrying a bowl


2. Hobble back to the kitchen


3. Carry the cereal to the dining room and fill the bowl


4. Carry the cereal back to the kitchen and put it away


5. Carry a spoon (and my medicine) to the dining room


6. Back to the kitchen


7. Carry milk to dining room and pour over cereal


8. Put milk back in refrigerator


9. Time to eat!

Simple task, but not really all that simple. The beauty of it all was not apparent to me until we began worship team rehearsal before church. The opening some was "Every Move I Make" by David Ruis

Every move I make I make in You
You make me move Jesus
Every breath I take I breathe in You
Every step I take I take in You
You are my way Jesus
Every breath I take I breathe in You

©1996 Mercy / Vineyard Publishing
Words and Music by David Ruis

Jesus was with me every step that I took just to have a bowl of cereal. Ain't God's Grace great?