Health Care Controversy

I read an article in the newspaper yesterday that specifically said skiing was good for osteoporosis! People who stay active in bone jarring exercises have a much reduced chance of fracture. Recently diagnosed with brittle bones, I was happy to read this. I was especially happy to know that my ski trip Thursday could be considered health care. I wonder if Obama will cover the cost...? Go to liftticket.gov.

However, I was less happy to read that the high was expected to be 18 degrees, the low 12. My bones may benefit, but I may lose the tip of my nose to frostbite. Why is nothing ever clear cut? Ski or not? I polled the group going. They were split. Some felt to wimp out was what only limp livered lilliputians do. They didn't exactly say that, but I could tell they wanted to. Others felt that paying for life threatening hypothermia was insane.

Since I needed another warm base layer under my ski pants anyway, I headed to the ski shop to ask their opinion. The first salesgirl (not woman...girl...she was maybe 16) told me that she thought it was too cold to go outside NOW...in Charlotte....It was 45 degrees. I thought that perhaps she should be working in the bathing suit department at Belks instead of a ski shop.

Next, I talked to the man in the back stringing tennis racquets.
"18 degrees? That's cold. I wouldn't want to ski in 18 degrees. Especially if there are little ones in your group. Oh, but talk to Laura- she is from that area. She will know if it is too cold to ski. Laura, this lady is taking a group of kids to Sugar Thursday and it is supposed to be 18 degrees. Is she nuts?"
"Perfect skiing weather!" said Laura, "If you dress right. Lots of layers, no cotton, insulated pants and jacket. You'll be fine."

So I tallied the consensus and weighed the experts' advice more heavily. I decided we would ski, and I would make the group I organize for this trip sign a disclaimer that any chipped off icy body parts were not my fault. This little incident made me understand fully why Jesus tells us when two people agree on earth, it will be done for them. Two people don't agree on earth. Ever. But clearly, Jesus wants us to agree. He probably doesn't really care much about whether we agree whether 18 degrees is too cold to ski, but I bet he cares a lot that we agree we need Him. I wonder if I can find one other person to say, "Amen!"

Matthew 18:19-20 (NIV)
“Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. [20] For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”

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