Foxglove flower, McLane Creek Nature Trail, WA USA
186,000 miles per second, that is the speed of light. No matter where you are in the universe, no matter how fast your speed, the speed of light is a constant. Light is the constant of which everything else is measured.
Jesus; however, gives us another constant, a constant through which all actions, values, virtues, and relationships are measured, love.
Wildflowers, Spring Branch, TX
I love this quote of loving and trusting God and living in the moment.
“O My God
“When I look into the future, I am frightened, but why plunge into the future? Only the present moment is precious to me, as the future may never enter my soul at all.
“It is no longer in my power to change, correct or add to the past; for neither sages nor prophets could do that. And so what the past has embraced I must entrust to God.
“O present moment, you belong to me, whole and entire. I desire to use you as best I can.
“And although I am weak and small, You grant me the grace of Your omnipotence. And so, trusting in Your mercy, I walk through life like a little child, offering You each day this heart Burning with love for Your greater Glory.” -St. Faustina
Jesus, I trust in you. – St. Faustina
So let us burn with love for God each and every moment.
Peace be with you,
Your friends at A Nature Walk with God
– written as follow-up to post written 6/8/2024 - Wildflowers
I was at the park cuddling my new grandbaby against my chest as she softly cried and I sung “Abba Father”. Slowly her sobs turned into deep breaths and soon she was sound asleep.
The infinite God of the universe has revealed himself in many ways but perhaps in no way has he more definitively revealed himself than through relationships, particularly the relationship of a loving father. Understanding loving relationships is at the heart of understanding the triune God, the one who is love (1 John 4: 8, 16).
I remember fishing with my dad. He would calmly eye the water, looking at swirls, eddies and deep dark holes, before he would point out the best place to fish. Then he would help my brother, sister, mom and I rig up our lines and cast our poles. Dad spent more time untangling line than he did fishing but always with a smile. Dad, in his own way, was teaching me patience, a virtue that I would lean on throughout my life.
As I reflect back on life, Dad, and mom, taught me the virtues I would need to live life to the full. Undergirding all of Dad’s teaching was love. Dad’s love was not a superficial love but a deep, abiding love. Dad worked many jobs to keep food on the table but always had time to spend with family.
My dad died at the age of 40 from brain cancer but even through death he showed us how-to live-in love, as he kept his eyes on his loved ones, caring for them until the end. Dad showed his affection through action and deed. He cared about my future and diligently prepared me, and my siblings, to always strive to be our best, what God wants us to be.
I am blessed, my father was a truly loving father. Jesus many times in the bible refers to his Heavenly Father as a loving father. In the story of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) Jesus tells us of the never-ending love of our Heavenly Father. In this story as the son returns to his father you see the father acting as a “Daddy”. “While he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him, and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him.” ~ Luke 15: 20
When I die, I visualize Jesus, mom and dad, grandma and grandpa, Mary and Joseph, arm-in-arm running to greet me at heaven’s gate, only to be led by my Heavenly Daddy, running at full speed with the wind of the Holy Spirit in his hair, meeting me, embracing me and kissing me.
Peace be with you,
Your friends at A Nature Walk with God
– written as follow-up to post written 6/2/2024 - Abba
