66º

I feel God at 66º.

There's something about that temperature, something about the thin breeze and perfect combination of his creation's warmth and chill intermingling at that place that just rushes me into his presence.

Skies are a deeper blue at 66º.  Grass is greener and looks freshly mowed at 66º.  The earth looks damp and rich at 66º.  God's creation rushes to life in front of my eyes at 66º.

It was 66º today and instead of going to the gym and spending yet another hour inside yet another gray, climate-controlled room, I walked outside.  

I spent some time just standing under a tree in Bushnell Park.  

I prayed.  

I made a serious effort to really contemplate the act of breathing for the first time in a long time.  

I expanded my horizons...for a moment my entire world moved beyond the things and issues 2 feet in front of me and suddenly and all at once I found myself in the wide open spaces of grace.  

I spent time with God in a garden this afternoon.  

It was awesome.

I think sometimes, you just need to get outside.  You just need to feel God.  You just need to let him paint a masterpiece of people and colors and light hitting landscapes in a way that will never again be replicated.  A moment in eternity as unique as a snowflake.  You need to let it hit you.

It's been said that consistency is the killer of miracles.  The sun consistently rises every day, therefore, the miracle of a sunrise is oftentimes lost.  Clouds pass in the sky, seasons change, life bursts forth and then dies...every day is the same, so we take it for granted.

But today, it just hit me that every day is not the same.  Every day is such a gift if you just take the time to experience it.  When you chill out for 2 seconds, turn off your cell phone and just sit still...you begin to see it.  Creation as a living, breathing work of art on the canvas of eternity that will never be painted with the same brushstrokes ever again.  The combination of people, colors, smells, feelings...all of these things played together to yield a picture right in front of me that was utterly one-of-a-kind and unique.  And it existed just for that fleeting moment...but free to anyone who wanted to take the time to experience it.

It was beautiful at 66º today.  It made me want more.  And it made me wonder how much of it I've missed over the years.  

Comments

[Luke]

Thanks Mike.

LL