Alaska worked wonders again this summer. We go there to decompress …
to escape the world …
to stretch wide in the vastness of the land …
…. and to work with our hands.
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DECOMPRESSING:
The World is too much with us in the Florida city where we live for eight months. We go to Alaska four months to decompress. The damp air is pure and deliciously fragrant with spruce, moss, and wildflowers. Merely walking around the property is restorative, refreshing the soul. Every wildflower declares the glory of my Creator who is intimately aware of my every step, every thought, every breath. He created this blossom for me to enjoy today.
Consider the lilies of the field. They toil not, neither do they spin. Yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” JESUS
Now the days are shorter, the mornings noticeably cooler, and the birch trees dance against the cobalt sky. Winds toss these tall branches with a distinctive rustling sound, reminding me of Jesus’ words–
“The wind bloweth where it willeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but can’st not tell whence it cometh or whither it goeth. So is every one who is born of the Spirit.”
Do you experience the God you cannot see, but you can hear, and feel?
This Alaska Summer, Lord,
You provided yet again …
unfettered Time…
on Your vast Land …
rejoicing in Your Presence…
knowing Your Spirit like the wind …
invisible but palpable …
moving as You send…
Lord, I’m so grateful!
Amen
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