There is a wonderful story about the child of a rabbi who used to wander in the woods. At first his father let him wander, but over time he became concerned. The woods were dangerous. The father did not know what lurked there. He decided to discuss the matter with his child. One day he took him aside and said, "You know, I have noticed that each day you walk into the woods. I wonder, why do you go there?"
The boy said to his father, "I go there to find God.""That is a very good thing," the father replied gently. "I am glad you are searching for God. But, my child, don't you know that God is the same everywhere?""Yes," the boy answered, "but I'm not."
So what does that story mean? It means that sometimes, we need a change of pace. We need to find a holy place. A place that is holy for us. We need to get away to a quiet place, not because God is only there, fact is, God is everywhere. Sometimes we need to get away, because we are different, we are different devotionally when we get away.
We listen better, we see better, we hear better, when we get away to a place of seclusion. Go find a quiet place.
It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.
1 comment:
This is good. I had been trying to understand why my prayers seem "different" when I kneel to speak them versus just thinking my prayers while I'm driving or laying in bed before I fall asleep at night. God is in the same place, but I am not. Thanks.
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