I recently became acutely aware of the importance of balance—physical, emotional and mental balance. What follows describes my “Aha!” moment: A few months ago, myself and members of my church family did something we don’t normally do. We scaled ladderrs and spent a Saturday on the expansive roof of our church, stripping off 40-year-old roofing consisting of16 tons of red gravel, to prepare the building for a new roof. The labor was tough. We used muscles we don’t normally use. All of us had aches and pains the next morning.
However, while we were on the roof, everyone seemed to adjust amazingly well to these heretofore unfamiliar tasks. By noon we looked like a seasoned crew. There was just one task that some of us seemed to never really get used to doing. It was when we had to descend the ladder from the roof. Many of us moved cautiously, carefully, tentatively, and tried very hard to keep our balance.
