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!"
At Brite Seminary, I once had the priviledge of enjoying a visiting Black professor by the name of Jesse Truvillion. I can remember two or three things he taught us, but one of the most beautiful bears upon your blog. One day he made reference to:
ReplyDeleteThis is my Father's world,
And to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings
The music of the spheres.
This is my Father's world:
I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas -
His hand the wonders wrought.
Then Prof. Truvillion said to us so emphatically,
his voice in a crescendo:
YOU CAN SING THAT ANY DAY IN OUR CHURCH!