“I think of myself as a nose hair,” Susan said and all the
ladies burst out laughing. I chuckled
too as she described her part of the body of Christ, but inside I was thinking:
Nose Hairs are Important!
We were having testimony time at our woman’s retreat and
Susan was telling of God’s power to raise her off of her sick bed two years
ago. She is getting around now and
spreading her joy to others but she is homebound. She relayed to us how she was
feeling bad that she was not able, at this time, to help people out with her
nursing skills anymore. God had
told her she had something very important she could still do. She could pray and intercede for those
in need.
When I was told that the chemo drugs I would be taking would
cause me to lose my hair, I thought about the hair on my head and my eyebrows
and eyelashes. I never really
thought about how much hair we have all over our bodies. But eventually I lost all of it – yes
even my nose hairs.
Now, losing nose hairs may not seem like a big deal, (unless
of course you need one of those nose hair clippers to keep yours under control.) But the first time I stood up and a big
drip came running down and out my nose I discovered that nose hairs
matter. At first I had no clue
what was going on with the drippy nose- just figured it was some new side
effect from the chemo drugs. But
thanks to the Internet I discovered that nose hairs not only protect us from
dirt going into your sinuses but also catch any leaks coming out! I quickly learned to have a tissue on
me at all times for those unannounced, unpredictable drips, and to never take
those nose hairs for granted!
But back to testimony time. I maybe should have stood up after Susan testified and
declared the importance of nose hairs to our body. But I didn’t.
But I want to declare it now.
Nose Hairs
you are important! We need you!
God has so wonderfully made our bodies that every single
part is precious and important. Of
course the same is true of the body of Christ – his people - all put together
so wonderfully - each person so precious and so important to the function of
the whole body.
I am so thankful for the nose hairs in my life –yes for
those that are now back in my nose and those (if Susan is correct in her
assessment) who pray.
A pastor–friend recently said to me “You are a walking
miracle!” Yes, I know in God’s
graciousness he has healed me.
“There were so many people praying for you,” he went on to say. Yes, because of prayer chains, there
were people all over the country praying for me. Some were close friends and relatives, but others were
people I will never meet in this lifetime, but people who took time to lift me
up before the Healer, the great Deliverer. I am so grateful.
So for Susan and nose hairs everywhere I want to say, “Thank
you!” Thank you for catching the drips and keeping out the dirt. Thank you for making the whole body stronger
and keeping it healthy.
We all can
pray. We all can praise. We all can bless another.
No matter
how you see yourself, you are important and what
you do matters!
