Last Saturday we gathered to spend time outdoors enjoying God’s beautiful creation both in solitude and together in community. We couldn’t have been given more spectacular weather–bright sunshine and warm temperatures! Each one found their own places around the park to be alone with God and take in the beauty and gift of the day. Here’s a poem by Susan Light that communicates the feel of the day:
My Walking Prayer
Stepping into creation, each breath I take, my lungs fill with you.
My feet connect me with the knowing that you are the ground I walk on.
When the sun reaches down towards me my whole being is encouraged to respond to your warmth.
As the gentle breezes find me and wash over me, I am wrapped into the fragrance of your tender love.
I see dancing flowers swaying in time with the music of the wind; my soul expands with delight and joy.
Birdsong fills the air with sweet music; my own song too bubbles forth; we harmonize together in spirit song.
I am captured by the waves of grass flowing freely in the fields, stirring up my own longings to move with abandon and Holy Spirit freedom.
In my meanderings when I stumble across beauty; my soul aches; I am awed into silence. I am on holy ground.
Susan Light
Ancient Streams 