Beach Relaxing

 " Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. "  - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Full schedules and busy days create a pace of striving and my sense of control hanging just beyond my reach. The words above sit like a scripture in my heart this week. I go to nature for rest and I find peace in its mystery. In the stillness of the boardwalk, upon the earth's sandy floor and in the quiet hum of life there is a secret. Each piece of life tells of clues, but the charm of it all lies within no specific thing. When my heart is stilled I sense it-- a peace and rest that evades my working day. 

The pace of humanity is of doing. Achievement and value rests on the shoulders of the doer and the seeker. Nature, you are slower and obedient to your original design. You are and you remain perfect, without striving, comparison, frustration, or adversary. I learn from your wisdom to rest in belonging to Him.