I was thinking of words. One
that I read recently spoke about a person ambling along. What does ‘ambling’ mean? What kind of walking is that? Then I remember a time when the grandchildren
were little and were visiting and we’d go for a ‘walk’.
Well, you know how that goes. They stop and check out a bug crawling
across the walk, or some growth along the side, or run back to look at
something again. They are all over the place, and we are really ambling, sort
of a ‘no specific goal in mind’. There is no set purpose to our walk
except just being there and spending time with the grandchildren. Picture the scene and I believe you’ll
grasp the meaning of ‘just ambling along’.
It speaks of an easy time, when we weren’t
pressed or hurried along. And we really had time to stop and smell the flowers. How sweet and pleasant are such times,
and they are all too few, are they not?
David, the young shepherd came to
mind. His flocks have been watered, and now are lying down in the pleasant
shade. Maybe there is a dog at hand, and David relaxes on a little knoll, enjoying
his lunch also. A peaceful scene, and inviting, warm and relaxed.
I hope your lives have scenes such as
that in them, when we can understand the “Be still and know that I am God”.
How safe we are under His eternal and
loving care.
GPD 9/20/14
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