Gratitude for this field

Earlier today, I was doing my prayer walk around the yard here in this field. And again, I found myself overcome by the quiet beauty of the place.

It’s very hot this week, but in the shade and with a bit of breeze blowing, it’s quite lovely. So I tried to keep my walk in the shade of the trees and the buildings.

And in this place, I find it easy to pray. I find it inviting to open my heart with God and to converse with him on light topics and some very deep topics as well.

But it’s just deeply enjoyable to spend time with him outside this summer.

And again, I realized how grateful I am that he brought us to this field, and how this place has become food for my soul.

Somewhere along the past 17 years, I’ve changed from being a city boy with all the activities and action, with all the coffeeshops and pizza places, with newspapers and instant sorts of necessities like that. To be a country boy who is pleased with the quiet and the slower pace.

The boy who is good with walking with the father in the cool of the day. To look at the beauty of God’s creation and to be better in my spirit because of it.

This place is good medicine for my soul and God always knew that would be the case.

And so as it has been the case all this summer, my love for the place is renewed. My spirit finds rest and comfort and healing. My soul finds space for creativity and life and my body can stretch out in different directions and just enjoy all that we have here in this place.

And it’s not hard to see how the world has changed and darkened and become so much less than over the past 18 years. It’s not hard to see that at all. And when I see it, again I am glad for this place of peace.

God does good by me here in this field and I am so grateful.