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26. May 2009 by Bernice Davis.

Hello:

Welcome back from the holiday weekend for all of us here in America that celebrated Memorial Day.   My website has been down for a few days and it just came back up today.  Sorry for the inconvenience.  I know some of  you are getting use to including our study in your daily bible study reading time.  I will not post today because it is already late in the afternoon and most of  you have experienced the error problem and probably want log in again until tomorrow so I don’t want you to have to catch up on lessons.

I spent my memorial day weekend at this park in Atlanta called Stone Mountain.   I have developed a tradition that on memorial day, labor day, and 4th of July, I spend the entire day exercising at this park.  I climb the mountain which is 3 miles up and down and then I walked around it which is another 5 miles.

I can tell that I am getting physically stronger because it was easier for me to climb this year.

Well, let me just tell you about a precious moment that I had.   After I walked the mountain and I had wore my nieces and nephews out (lol), I treated them to the theme park that is inside the area.   They all gathered in this particular spot where they did rock climbing and other cliff climbing adventures and they were there in that one little area for hours.

While I was waiting for them, I looked over in a corner and there was this little stream and the water was just flowing over the rocks and I went and took my shoes and socks off and I sat on one of those rocks and just let the cold water run over my feet.  It was the best.  I sat there and just did nothing.  I looked at God’s beautiful nature and was amazed to just be living and to be a child of our God.   I was just in the moment.  I was not  thinking about anything, not the next day,  not worrying, I was just focused on God and I was loving being “one with nature”.  I’m not sure if that statement makes sense, but it is just the best way I can describe it.

Before long, there were other adults that came while they were waiting on their kids to finish playing and they joined me with taking off their shoes and we just sat on those rocks and just relaxed.    We all had the best moment.   I am astonished at how I have grown in God and how the simplest of things just make me so happy.    Only God.  God did that to my heart and what brings the most joy to me in life is his creation and being able to make a difference in the life of his creations.

A friend of mine sent out an email today called life is but a moment and he talked about how he took time in the midst of a frustrating situation to literally stop and smell a rose and it reminded him of God’s blessings and he focused his energy on being grateful instead of being mad.  That email reminded me of how we both had that same type of moment over this holiday weekend.   What a difference God makes in your life.   We just need to relax and enjoy HIM.

We’ll pick up our posting on tomorrow.   Stay encouraged and don’t forget to pray and  read God’s word daily.

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