Tuesday I went to my favorite wilderness area and hiked in about two hours from my car to spend some time alone near this waterfall. In the parking lot I spoke to a guy who had just spent the night camping, and about ten minutes in I passed a young couple who were on their way out. I didn't see another human being for six hours. I know by faith that God is within me all the time and in the people and things around me all the time, but total solitude like this makes me sharply aware of God's presence. I love the way the sunlight comes down through the leaves of the trees and gives everything a green hue. I stay as close to the stream as I can and the constant murmur of the water is comforting as I hike. Often there are places of wild beauty like this waterfall and very cold swimming holes just to cool off and large flat rocks warmed by the sun to lie on. Stillness and peace. All reminding me of God's abiding presence.
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