Sunday 072813 - Showering

I just finished showering in preparation to going to worship (and I will muse about "worship" sometime soon ... a rather strange thing to be doing, I think). I became aware of how immensely privileged I am ... at least on certain "creature comfort" levels. Our shower is big, and easy to get in and out of. What percent of people have that in the World? It's in a comfortable house, with 3 bedrooms, two, yes, two full bathrooms. What percentage? I have lovely soap called Pre de Provence. I have copious (on demand) hot water ... what percentage? I can run the water until it's the right temperature ... wasting a gallon maybe ... what percentage? I have nice white towels to dry off with, which have been washed beautifully in an automatic washing machine (which uses a minimum of water, due to new technology) and dried in a gas dryer which can sense when things are dry. Jojoba oil for the body, Oil of Olay for the face, and Gold's medicated powder to prevent heat rash. What percentage??

If you can take a shower somewhat like mine  .... you/we are living like royalty ... a small percentage! Nice of my shower to remind me what a blessed life I have ... and the shower is only the beginning.

Brian+