I received a note from a friend yesterday. She is this morning hiking Half Dome in Yosemite and was asking for prayers. I awoke in the dark this morning and prayed and have several times since. She is in it now, beginning a 12-14 hour hike. Oh God must be so present in her life right now and throughout the day, His glories resounding down that ancient valley passing through her as it goes, dividing her as He did that mountain. God always divides those that seek Him, His world, our inventions, His thoughts, ours, His ways our byways. But hiking is like walking with Him undivided, Him pointing out our soul, his creation making us aware we have one, our relationship becoming real, you being gently placed aside while God walks by. It is like that famous scene in To Kill a Mocking Bird when Scout is told to stand because her father is leaving the courtroom—hiking is like standing in awesome wonder as God walks by. Happy standing trails April.
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