I'm
thankful for sugars. Not only do I like to eat them -- more than I
should -- but they are extremely important. Persons in need of serious
medical attention are often given glucose. A sugar is the product of
photosynthesis, so that all other types of food molecule are produced
from sugar. Cellulose, found in paper and some types of fabric, and in
wood, is a polymer of sugar. DNA and RNA, which control the structure of
cells, and, ultimately, the characteristics of living things, including
individual humans, have a sugar as one of their building blocks.
The writer of Proverbs warned about being too much in love with sweetness:
25:16 Have you found honey?
Eat as much as is sufficient for you,
lest you eat too much, and vomit it.
Musings on science, the Bible, and fantastic literature (and sometimes basketball and other stuff).
God speaks to us through the Bible and the findings of science, and we should listen to both types of revelation.
The title is from Psalm 84:11.
The Wikipedia is usually a pretty good reference. I mostly use the World English Bible (WEB), because it is public domain. I am grateful.
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