Nature Church
Summer is the ideal time to worship God in nature, to have "church" in nature. (Click here for more Home Church ideas.) This summer my family and I have been enjoying and praising God for the majestic dunes along Lake Michigan, from Sleeping Bear Dunes up north, to Warren dunes in southwest Michigan. The sunsets have been spectacular and the water has been cool and refreshing during the hot July Sabbaths.
We've been so blessed to be able to spend the summer Sabbaths with family and friends in the Cathedral of Nature. The fellowship, picnic on the beach, and the setting all morph together to create a beautiful, refreshing, and memorable day. I think that makes God really happy! I believe this is the ultimate reason why He created the heavens and the earth, so that all of us could enjoy His handiwork with Him together. I believe this is what Sabbath is all about.
Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice!
Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise!
Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy!
Let the trees of the forest sing for joy!
Before this summer slips away, may you take the time to rejoice with all creation in praising God for His goodness and love in the Cathedral of Nature. May that creative love encompass you with a blessing that washes over you and blesses others too In Jesus Name!
