A Change of Scenery

There are times in our lives when we need sky and oceans or mountains and forests or space and freedom from responsibilities, to take a deep breathe, sort through some thoughts and feelings and to just "be".

And there are other times when sky scrapers, beautiful architecture, ultimate shopping, diverse ethnic restaurants on every block, and a congregation of 5000 worshipers, with a brass quintet added to the soaring voices of Be Thy My Vision seem to provide a different perspective.

We went to NYC for a few days this past weekend. And it was different and refreshing, in it's own sort of hectic way. But what we really want is joy. It would really help.

I think our perception of the accident and it's consequences feel like His reality, and yet I don't think they are. I do not think the accident is His fault and I do not think it was our fault. But whatever it is, this present feels like punishment now and it hurts.

We are encouraged in Proverbs 4:23 to guard our hearts above all things, above whatever we hold dear, because out of it flow the well springs of life. Very important. We need to protect the source of our life. But how?

Psalm 147:3 tells us the "He heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds." A wonderful picture of a caring physician tending his patient. We cling to that word and believe it is true not only intellectually but will be true experiencally. A verse to put our trust in. A verse to help guard our hearts.