"The discoveries of the great astronomers seemed only to confirm the absence of God which people were already feeling. Having first shoved Him out of themselves and into holy things, they then shoved Him out into the earth itself as if it were somehow a geographical center of God's love and concern. From there they shoved Him out into the cosmos, where He became merely the Great Watchmaker, and finally, with Nietzshe, out of the universe altogether. No longer holding an incarnational view of man and reality, the Christian imagination failed. It was unable to integrate the new scientific findings into its diminished picture of religious truth. Its symbolic symstem held the picture of an aloof and (on the whole) terrifying God."
"The Healing Presence" by Leanne Payne.
KSW
Friday, July 30, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
Resting
My husband and I just got back from a week of camping in the Hamptons to celebrate our Wedding Anniversary.
This year I got to thinking...thank God we do this, because every year by the time July hits I am exhausted! Winters are slow, but work really picks up in April and does not slow down until the middle of July! Balancing marriage, ministry, work, family and friends during that time is brutal, and I always arrive at our campsite exhausted, stressed out and burned out. I spend the week resting and recharging and trying to figure out how I'm going to change things when I get home so that I'm not so busy.
You can tell I'm exhausted by my blogging during these months--there usually isn't any! I use all the energy I have just to sit and be still and read God's word and pray over my day...forget about having time to be moved by the Spirit to write it down!
I cherish my quiet times while out in the wilderness camping. I find that having devotions in nature comes easy to me-I hear God's voice in the wind and the waves...and I have time to reflect.
This year, on my last day of rest, I happened upon that familiar scripture in Matthew 11 Vs. 28-30 "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
I smiled, knowing that the Lord timed that one for me...something to take home with me. A gentle reminder that when I am walking hand in hand with Him, I should be at rest.
It's such an easy concept, and yet I forget so easily. When did I let go of His hand?
Weary = My Strength
Rest = His Strength
I choose His.
Lord, in Your strength, I choose to rest.
KSW
This year I got to thinking...thank God we do this, because every year by the time July hits I am exhausted! Winters are slow, but work really picks up in April and does not slow down until the middle of July! Balancing marriage, ministry, work, family and friends during that time is brutal, and I always arrive at our campsite exhausted, stressed out and burned out. I spend the week resting and recharging and trying to figure out how I'm going to change things when I get home so that I'm not so busy.
You can tell I'm exhausted by my blogging during these months--there usually isn't any! I use all the energy I have just to sit and be still and read God's word and pray over my day...forget about having time to be moved by the Spirit to write it down!
I cherish my quiet times while out in the wilderness camping. I find that having devotions in nature comes easy to me-I hear God's voice in the wind and the waves...and I have time to reflect.
This year, on my last day of rest, I happened upon that familiar scripture in Matthew 11 Vs. 28-30 "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
I smiled, knowing that the Lord timed that one for me...something to take home with me. A gentle reminder that when I am walking hand in hand with Him, I should be at rest.
It's such an easy concept, and yet I forget so easily. When did I let go of His hand?
Weary = My Strength
Rest = His Strength
I choose His.
Lord, in Your strength, I choose to rest.
KSW
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