In the deep woods

For those of you who know me, you know I love trees. Seriously, I love them. It is no wonder that green is my favorite color (I keep a paint chip of my favorite color green in my pocket to cheer me up). Additionally, I love marsh grass, rivers, Low Country islands, pluff mud, mountains, rainbow trout, etc. Basically, if it is natural and outside, I love it.

This is why I hate cubicles. Hate them! I personally believe that cubicles are the downfall of Man. In my old job, I was trapped in one for a majority of the time. I went crazy. Of note is that this was the time in my life where aches and pains crept in. Yep, cubicles cause chronic pain. No it isn’t b/c I sat this way or that, it was because God designed me to be adventurous and active. I can write about this forever, but that would require sitting in front of the computer rather than being outside

I hope one day to constantly introduce kids, especially those in inner-cities, to the true outdoors. There is nothing like experiencing God in the outdoors. I love to daydream about this …

Anyhow, I want to share a song entitled “My Cathderal” by Chris Rice. I love the words to this song. They really speak to my heart …

“Sweetest days of childhood
Playing in the deep woods
Stomping through the creek and feeling oh so much alive
Camping in the forest
We’d join the cricket chorus
And hum our songs of gratitude around a crackling fire
And out here in the stillness
I found my house of worship
With column trees and canopy of stars
Here in my cathedral

It was beneath the blue skies
I ran down to be baptized
Felt the river wash me clean, and dried beneath the sun
And to this day believing
When wide awake, or dreaming
I scan the ancient sky and understand where I belong
‘Cause out here in the stillness
I find my house of worship
With column trees and canopy of stars
Here in my cathedral

This is where I find my soul
Out where holy men of old
First knelt in soil and thanked You for the rain
Wrote the psalms that fill the air
Herald angels sang their prayer
Out beneath Your darling constellations

So let me often wander
In robin songs and thunder
Surrounding me with stained-glass leaves that change with every breeze
And out here in the stillness
I’ll find my house of worship
With column trees and canopy of stars.”

Praise God for His creation!

~ by wilewis3 on March 14, 2007.