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Shower Thoughts

March 3, 2025

A popular trope often seen online or on social media is titled, “Shower Thoughts.”

It seems many of us do some of our deepest thinking while in the shower. Thoughts like…

“Nothing is on fire. Fire is on things.”
“If James Bond is the most famous spy, wouldn’t that also make him the worst spy?”
“When my dog brings me the same toy, I wonder if it’s his favorite toy or if he thinks it is my favorite toy?”

I, too, often find my mind chasing after thoughts along these lines. I love science. I love snow. I also love the Gospel message.

God condescended and hope became sight.

During our recent snow break, I found myself sitting and thinking:

Snow is a form of precipitation that has gone through the process of condensation.

Condensation is when water vapor, which is invisible but all around us in our atmosphere to some degree, collects and becomes visible as forms of liquid.

Condensation is very similar sounding to the word Condescension.

From Invisible to “God With Us”

My mind then zigged to the theological truth of the Condescension of Jesus Christ, which we celebrated in December.

Until the birth of Christ, God was not visible to man even though He was all around him.  

Men saw evidence of the hand and work of God in many ways, but with the birth of Christ, God became man.

For about 500 years, God has gone “silent.”  More than ever, they must have felt that He was invisible.

But then…condescension.

“And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” John 1:14

“But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:” Philippians 2:7

God condescended to the form of man.

Invisible became visible.
Intangible became tangible.  
Hope – the only hope of man – became sight.  

I hope that simple thought is as much of a blessing to you as it was to me.

Mr. David McClain, Head of School at FCS, shares insights relating to Christian education, biblical worldview, building Christian character, and current events. Read the Weekly Words archives here.