Here or There

A loved one gave me two volumes of a book titled Every Moment Holy, and one section is titled "A Liturgy for Arriving at the Ocean," so it must truly be a ... holy moment. I quote, "We have traveled this day to the bounding sea, O Lord, to the far edge of the habitable land, as to the utter end of our own measure and ability and strength, to find here reminders of your limitless presence extended immeasurable beyond us." (Volume I). In some way, we are surely reminded continually of our limitations and our mortality. That can be discouraging even depressing except that it is cause to rejoice that God is neither limited nor bound in any way. His power and ability exceed the boundaries of what we can imagine as does His love. For the next ten days, I will settle my chair in the sand and look out to the horizon knowing, of course, it is not the end of the ocean - a gentle yet profound reminder there is no end to my God's glory and praise. All that He is extends beyond the scope of my own knowledge and understanding. My prayer is to "on this lovely shore lay down [my] pretensions of power ... find instead contentment in [my] creatureliness ... know solace and calm and wonder and delight ... wade here in the wild waters of [His] Presence ... Bask in the golden light of [His] Love." Because of Jesus, you and I can do this ... here or there!