1 Kings 19:11 …Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind….
One of the things my guys were hoping for when they hit the trail was to see God, and He has definitely been present for them on this journey. They have seen Him in glorious sunrises and sunsets over rolling hills and mountains. They have seen Him in rugged landscape, more varied and breathtaking than they could have imagined. They have seen Him in the kindness of strangers and in strangers who became tramily, forever tied to their lives. They have seen Him again and again on the trail, in ways they’d imagined and in totally surprising ways.
1 Kings 19:12a After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire….
But we have seen Him on the home front, too, in friends who are framily, who are loving and supporting us through this adventure, in a sweet friend who has fed us weekly since my guys hit the trail, in a friend more like a brother, who has helped us unstick the mower and loaned us power tools, in friends who text just to be sure we are doing ok, in a toad sunning himself on the deck, in a rainbow reflecting off the pouring rain, in so many ways. And maybe that’s the ultimate miracle—not only that they are finding Him on the trail, but also that we are finding Him, again and again, in so many little ways here at home, too.
1 Kings 19:12b …And after the fire came a gentle whisper.
Lord, Thank You for this day, for this scripture, for Your presence on the mountain tops, in the valleys, and everywhere in between. Thank You for revealing Your presence in big ways and small, for speaking to us in unmistakable ways and through a still, small voice that sometimes we have to strain to hear. Thank You for always being present in both the adventure and the routine. Help us to look for You, always, no matter where we are, knowing that if we seek You, we will always find You. Draw us closer. Amen.
Jer 29:13 You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.
Have a blessed day
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