I was in an airport terminal in Kansas City, waiting to board a plane.
Seated all around me were teenage girls, all dressed in the same t-shirts, indicating they were part of a softball team.
What I noticed was about a dozen girls, going on a trip, but all very quiet. The reason was that each of them had a cell phone in their hands. So rather than talk to each other, each was entertained by whatever they were looking at.
They say technology brings us closer together, maybe it does in a way. After all, anyone reading this blog is doing so because of technology. I can't complain.
But I do wonder if we are losing the ability to observe our surroundings? Just taking time to observe life?
That's one of the things I love about riding a motorcycle. You have to open your eyes and notice what's going on around you. There is no choice. And because of riding, I notice more things around me even when I'm not on the bike.
Focusing on our phones all the time is really being engaged in a world that man has made. Taking some time to watch nature points us to our creator. As David said,
"When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?" Psalm 8:3-6 (NIV)
Take some time this summer to focus on what God has created. When we do, we cannot help but be reminded of his presence all around us.
