Science is not my bailiwick. I got decent grades way back when, but when my mother-in-law bought us a subscription to Science News for the first twenty years of our marriage, it was John who read it. 

 

I have good memories of lab experiments, measuring and pouring liquids and writing down the method. Doing it with a partner increased the fun if not the accuracy. 

 

Years later when we homeschooled some of our kids I bought them a microscope, but the reality is I didn't know how to really use it. The concept is to look closely, but then what? 

 

I have a cousin whose job mostly happened through the lens of a microscope. When I asked about it he was animated.

 

"Lori, that world is incredibly beautiful!! I never get tired of it."

 

There is a video that describes how we can take a better look at spiritual ideas, for the purpose of understanding their value. The gentlemen compare the way we use a microscope for scrutinizing what we see in the physical world, to how we might evaluate a spiritual concept. They suggest that having two lenses, one of love, and another of usefulness, can make it easier. 

 

I like that. If an idea that claims to be true is also in the business of hurting people, I am less inclined to trust it. Also, if it serves no purpose, my interest goes down. 

 

My prayer is that my spiritual life will find beauty in small places. I don't think I will get tired of that.