Take A Hike

[Maverick]

On Sat, 27 Nov 2021 14:45:04 -0600, Bob Hoffman wrote in message:
<kNwoJ.20777$Vt1....@fx09.iad>:

>Bible Reading for November 30
>
>Romans 1
>
>[18] For the wrath of God is revealed
>from heaven against all ungodliness
>and unrighteousness of men, who hold
>the truth in unrighteousness;

>[19] Because that which may be known
>of God is manifest in them; for God
>hath shewed it unto them.

>[20] For the invisible things of him
>from the creation of the world are
>clearly seen, being understood by the
>things that are made, even his eternal
>power and Godhead; so that they are
>without excuse:


A friend and I recently visited a
favorite walking spot of mine.

Climbing a windswept hill, we crossed a
field of wildflowers into a forest of
towering pines, then descended into a
valley where we paused a moment.

Clouds floated softly above us. A
stream trickled nearby. The only sounds
were birdsongs. Jason and I stood there
silently for fifteen minutes, taking it
all in.

As it turns out, our actions that day
were deeply therapeutic.

According to research from the
University of Derby, people who stop to
contemplate nature experience higher
levels of happiness, lower levels of
anxiety, and a greater desire to care
for the earth.

Walking through the forest isn't enough,
though. You have to watch the clouds,
listen to the birds. The key isn't
being in nature, but noticing it.

Could there be a spiritual reason for
nature's benefits? Paul said that
creation reveals God's power and
nature (Romans 1:20).

God told Job to look at the sea, sky,
and stars for evidence of His presence
(Job 38-39).

Jesus said that contemplating the "birds
of the air" and "flowers of the field"
could reveal God's care and reduce
anxiety (Matthew 6:25-30). In Scrip-
ture, noticing nature is a spiritual
practice.

Scientists wonder why nature affects us
so positively. Maybe one reason is that
by noticing nature we catch a glimpse
of the God who created it and who
notices us.

--Sheridan Voysey
_Our Daily Bread_ [May 9, 2021],
"Noticing Nature"

https://odb.org/US/2021/05/09/noticing-nature

--
Maverick

[Maverick]

On Tue, 30 Nov 2021 13:48:54 -0800, Maverick wrote in message:
<307dqg1b3hq3hv6a7...@4ax.com>:

>On Sat, 27 Nov 2021 14:45:04 -0600, Bob Hoffman wrote in message:
><kNwoJ.20777$Vt1....@fx09.iad>:
>
>>Bible Reading for November 30
>>
>>Romans 1
>>

I believe in God. . . . There is no way
you can be up here [in the Rocky Mountains]
and think that there isn't a God.
--Tom Cruise (1962- )
_Oprah.Com_ [May 29, 2008]
"His Telluride Home: The Tom
Cruise Interview"

http://www.oprah.com/world/Exclusive-from-His-Telluride-Home-The-Tom-Cruise-Interview_1/3

--
Maverick