Over the years it has become more evident that I need to prepare my thinking before I start my daily activities. My love of mountain biking has been a key part in that decision. While I’m loading the car and on my way to the park, it’s natural for me to sing hymns and apply those words to my expectation for good. To know this activity is only one of many ways of expressing God’s outline. I trust He will guide and sustain me through this experience as I reaffirm my tributary relationship with Him.
One of my favorite sentences in Science and Health is, “All substance, intelligence, wisdom, being, immortality, cause, and effect belong to God” (p. 275). To me, that means I am in control of nothing. God and His ideas are working together for good.
As I ride my bike, I like to say hello to people in the park, wish them a wonderful day, or put forth some upbeat verbal expression. On this day another biker passed me, going in my direction—his helmet strapped to his backpack. I said my usual “What a great day!”—but all he offered in return was a grunt. Biking, like so many activities, requires focus and clarity, so I didn’t make time to analyze the meaning of his grunt.
