Posted March 26th, 2010 at 7:08 am by Dan Musick
“Almighty God, thou hast made us for thyself, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in thee…”
We tend to prefer order to disorder. Have you ever noticed an often physically-felt, stressful reaction when something breaks?
It seems that the fact of breakage triggers a slew of quickly felt, negative thoughts like “New expense!” “Time-consuming!” “Burdensome” and “Frustrating.”
New items are only new for a while. Wear-down, and eventually, breakdown occurs. This is the terrestrial order of things. It extends to trees and other plant life. The same goes for the animal kingdom, and in the human sphere as well.
But there is an inborn–and often subconscious–desire for order, beauty, and functionality. When someone gives a wedding gift to the bride and groom, they do not give a broken one, obviously. Besides tackiness and lack of usability, it also speaks of disorder–at a time when this beautiful new relationship is about to commence.
So we obviously prefer order, despite the evident breakdown we see around us every day in varying forms. It would seem that something in the universe is broken – but what?
During this Easter season, we invite you to visit our “Only Thing In Life That Really Matters” page to learn more.
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