Such a hidden gem this place is. It's amazing to think of how peaceful nature can be. When you get away from the crowds, and the malls, and the traffic, it's as though your thoughts can finally settle and your mind becomes at ease. It's like a refreshing drink of revitalization to the soul which brings forth procession. It's as though the sea of green leaves hovering in front of me are whispering, 'Shhh...be still and as you listen to the breeze flow through me, reflect on my Creator's majesty, and the rippling water cries out, ''Consider me and and the serenity I bring, and you will see my Maker's splendor!
So often wer're surrounded by man made things that it can cause our mind's to stay on carnal things, the things of man. Many times we get caught up in business and into a mode of doing that we forget that God desires to meet us in the stillness of our day. Nature beckons us to quiet our hearts and just listen. He created things that we might be mindful of Him through those things. I found for me I often must slip away from the surrounding of man made things that seem to be constantly around me, and surround myself with God's creation, that I may become still before Him, in order that I may hear from Him, what He wants to speak to me.
Lord, forgive me for forgetting how your creation is constantly available to remind me of your goodness and the wonders of your mighty, creative hand. And that you wait for me to set aside my plans and make an appointment to meet with you and not to simply meet with you along the way through the midst of the plans of my day. Forgive me for becoming distracted into thinking I have to control my day. Let me be as a branch connected to the vine, for I know that apart from you I can do nothing. Let me not strive to accomplish tasks but to simply thrive in your presence, for Your word says that in Your presence is fullness of joy. Let my soul become quiet, like a weaned child before you, that I may be ready and able to hear your voice. To 'Be still and know that you are God!'
