Posted by thistle on April 13, 2002 at 09:22:48:
In Reply to: one more..... posted by giveawayboy on April 11, 2002 at 22:51:25:
These pictures are beautiful! They make me want to don a backpack, with a camera in it, of course, and hike around a magical wilderness. I know this probably has nothing to do with the meaning in John's post, but nature has always brought me closer to God. In the city, it is sometimes hard to see past all the manmade trash. While blanketed in the majesty of nature, I truly feel God's reality. There, it is obvious that creation wasn't a cosmic traffic accident. Just like a beautiful Van Gogh wasn't created by a clumbsy artist, who just happened to be holding a bunch of paint, bumping into a canvas.
My friends and I used to hike through the California mountains all the time. We'd climb to the top of mountains, find a nice waterfall, and spend time talking about God, reading from the Bible, or another inspired work, and singing praise. Every once in a while, some unsuspecting hikers would stumble upon our little chapel in the woods, and share in our celebration of creation. Those are some of my most memorable times in LA.
Thistle