Day 2 is Wilderness. This one was a little easier for me to relate to. I have always felt at peace among the woods. I love standing and just listening to the wind rustle the leaves and the smells that you can only smell hidden among the trees, just a few of the wondrous things God created. Growing up I preferred to walk and bike along the paths of Mantle Lake Park versus along the street or bike path of the city. With the house my husband and I just bought we have a wooded area full of a variety of trees and a stream that flows through the trees. I almost forgot when in a Spirit Study during lent we studied the book The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus by Adam Hamilton. In chapter 3 it states that "Mountains provide the setting for many of the most dramatic and memorable stories in the Old and New Testaments." (Page 70). Just as Jesus would go to the mountain to pray and be closer to God. I decided today to take a stroll and explore in the woods on my property and take time away to think and pray. Another example were the wilderness reminded my of God's gifts and creations was this past weekend my husband and I were down in Portland area. On our drive to a friends house we drove through areas of just trees and for a moment we were away from the hustle and bustle of urban life and felt more at home passing the spray of trees then among the clutter of cars, buildings and people hurrying around.
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