God Revealed in Nature

Lance and I had the privilege of taking this week off from our careers to vacation, and boy, did we enjoy the days! We spent one day hiking up AND DOWN Enchanted Rock near Fredricksburg. The view from the top was amazing. We sat on top of that mountain, prayed, and ate a packed lunch, staring at the expansiveness around us. I said in praying, "Lord, we somehow feel closer to You here." Lance replies back, "Somehow? We ARE closer to Him!" :) We know that God is everywhere, working in and around us. But the special connection you feel when sitting outdoors amongst His nature cannot be doubted. What an amazing artist God is!

The next day we went from being on top of a mountain to being below the land banks on the Colorado River, kayaking. We could feel God again in the light breezes and beautiful beaming sun on our skin. He was touching us with His hand of the elements.

I encourage all who can to take time this week to enjoy God's nature outdoors. You won't be disappointed...His hands are everywhere! Isaiah 6:3 "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!"

Visitors

Nell, thank you for bringing your neice to church! Her face was glowing and she seemed to really enjoy being surrounded by people that love the Lord! Your evangelism is inspiring!

Christ LIves!

The Easter rejoicing of "Christ Lives!" shouts in my mind today in replaying this past Thursday evening at the Lexington Homecoming Church Sing. He is, indeed, living in Lexington, a town that celebrates Him and was united by love for Him! He is living in that little blond-headed beauty of a child that sang "Amazing Love," in Phil Richardson in all his enthusiasm, in Lydia and her pitch-perfection, goose-bump raising, heart-and-soul-felt voice belting up to Heaven, in the quiet purity in the voice of the McGill girl, in the on-fire Christian hearts of the young contemporary band members, and, obviously, in each stroke on the piano keys by Ricky Washington and his ability to move (both spiritually and physically) a congregation that is not used to clapping and shouting to the Lord well above "inside voices." And all the others that sent their voices to Heaven in praise and worship that night. Oh yes! Christ lives, He lives, indeed!!!