A Little Pane of Glass

The temperature outside today hit 39 degrees - super warm for us in February. So nice to be able to go running outside again today (especially since we're supposed to get about a foot of snow over the next couple of days). I'm not a big fan of the treadmill, but have been using it recently because I've been recovering from a calf injury and the weather outside has been so nasty cold. 

I was in Florida a couple of years ago in February, and it was sunny outside and about 65 degrees - glorious weather. I walked by a storefront that housed a fitness center and saw a bunch of people running on treadmills. Inside. Separated from the beautiful weather by a little pane of glass. They could see outside but they couldn't experience the glory of creation at that moment. What a waste!

I wonder if God says that about us sometimes. He's given us a whole wide world to play in - to interact with others and to enjoy all of creation. And instead we sit inside and "experience" the world through a screen.