Our skin is a miracle material. Like clouds and trees and just about everything God made, skin has multiple uses and glories. Our mammalian ectoderm is a protective barrier against pathogens and contains cells that aid in our immune system. Its nerve endings are fine enough to enable us to be bothered by the errant presence of a single human hair. Skin aids in heat loss, and then when the temperature outside drops, it constricts vessels to reduce blood flow so as to conserve heat. It forms a semi-impermeable membrane to reduce fluid loss. It stores water and lipids. It absorbs—in carefully calibrated amounts—the oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide we need. Skin is waterproof, ever think of that? It is water-resistant, ever thank God for that? If it were not, essential nutrients would wash out of you. As if this all isn’t enough, your skin is constantly regenerating itself, undergoing total renewal every two to four weeks... What textile researchers in a fancy lab have ever come up with a fabric like that? Therefore, all in all, I nominate skin as the Eighth Wonder of the World. Andree Seu Peterson “I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14, ESV).
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 19:38:35 +0000
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