That’s a sermon

 This last week when we were in the sequoia national forest I started joking “that’s a sermon” every time there was a deep connection in nature to something in our spiritual lives. Like how the trees have to burn to create new life. 

Or how conditions have to be right for the trees to survive…the altitude, the temperature, and climate. 

Or how we all are stronger together. 

The list goes on and on. 

And I thought:

A. What if I started capturing this more?

B. What if I started sharing it more? And instead of consuming so much I created more? 

And so today I thought about how I was trying to not change gears when biking so I got a better workout. And then I realized that’s what we do in life…we shift every time we can so it’s easier as we go uphills. And I thought maybe God wants us to grind sometimes to build some strength. Maybe it’s an opportunity to get stronger rather than gear into easier. Maybe we miss out when we seek to avoid pain. Pain grows us. Pain gives us compassion towards others. Avoiding pain might not be the goal I thought it was. Maybe the goal is to allow others to bike along side us and we change gears so we are together going up the hills. Maybe we shift differently when we aren’t at it alone 

Just some thoughts. Or sermons if you might. 

Now to sleep and add some scripture that aligns with my crazy sermons.