This is my desire...

Today in my medical student life, I have a cell biology test. It seems like it will be a pretty difficult one, the practice questions are not cognitively intuitive and it often appears that more than one option could be arguably correct.

In the midst of my studying, this NeedToBreathe song came on my iPod:

I was really struck by it. 

As much as I desire to do well on my exam, the ultimate desire that defines me 

is to be consumed by my Beautiful God.

How small are a few points wrong compared to the breathtaking knowledge of the Creator?

Christian/Scientist

I'm in medical school.

I have my first anatomy test tomorrow.

In the process of studying the embryology involved, a friend said, "Everything is from everything. God does not operate within human-comprehensible barriers, or any barriers, for that matter." I accused him of killing the learning....but really, how true is it? 

We can study the mechanisms of our bodies all we want, but we miss the main point if we forget to study the one who created the mystery and complexity of our living, breathing, thinking, tube-within-a-tube mass of cells. 

Reminded me of God's response to Job, and imagine what he would say to a first year medical student: 

Where were you when I organized the double helix? 

Who determined it's base pairing, or how it would supercoil when being transcribed? 

You aspire to protect health and life; I created them. 

Have you commanded the splanchnic mesoderm to produce BMP,

 or inhibited WNT so that the blood islands could grow? 

Was it your idea to have the heart begin outside the body, 

Have you comprehended the complexity of development? 

My child, you may see, but you do not KNOW.