The Dentist

I found one more place where I could pray and think about God and Jesus of Nazareth. There is not much to do while someone is working on your teeth. It is free time for prayer. God has no teeth, but Jesus in the flesh had teeth. He must have kept them clean and healthy somehow. It helps to have a short life span before the teeth come undone.

Anyway, I think his teeth were in good shape because it is really hard to preach and be attentive to others if your teeth ache. Bad teeth or gums would make a person think about themselves all the time. The pain is always there, especially when you eat or drink cold water. Ouch! So if you want to be able to live a kind and caring life toward others, then take care of your teeth. My preaching/teaching days would be over if my mouth hurt all the time. Having a "big mouth" and putting people down, speaking inappropriately, is not good. Having an aching mouth of bad teeth would make us pretty miserable people too. Seen your dentist in the last six months?