Nature's Medicine

This year, it seems, has been one of upheavels of all kinds and anger.  There is so much going on between cruel and bullying attacks during a presidential election, people turning against each other over so many things.  I rarely turn on the news anymore, only watching local news for the weather.  Yesterday I decided that I needed to be part of something that never changes.  Something that comes at the same time each year without fail.  I went out for a walk on my road and immersed myself in Autumn. I walked down my dirt road and looked at the trees covered in their Autumn colors of red, gold and green.  I felt the chill of the changing temperature fill my lungs.  I watched and listened as a flock of geese in "V" formation flew across the blue sky toward their winter home south.  I enjoyed the quite solitude that comes when one lets the world of nature push away the "noise" of 2024.
I eventually had to come home from my walk; but for one brief hour, it was good to be surrounded by something that had not been changed because of the self-centered meanness of others.  I am certain I will take many of these walks in the future, if only to remind myself that there are things that remain constant in this world.
 

Trust

I live on a 40 acre farm filled with forests of maple, oak and white birch trees,
wild raspberry bushes and animals of all kinds. I love to walk the land and
marvel at what God has created for me and my family to reside in and enjoy.
It truly speaks of the goodness and greatness of our God that He could create
such beauty.

I truly appreciate these wonders every day but more so when I am faced with a
problem or a confusion on a decision that must be made or distressed about the
state of the world today.  It is at these times when I find that I must go and walk
through this place of nature to hear God's voice.

For two months, I had been fervently praying to God to help my youngest son find
his path in the midst of a personal dilemma.  I knew what he needed to help himself
see his life in a more positive light but no matter how I tried to "convince" God
that my idea was the best idea, He did not answer.  I was becoming frustrated and
even angry that He was not "listening" to me.

One afternoon I decided "enough was enough" and went for a brisk walk among  the
trees which were now dressed in their colorful finery for Autumn.  As I walked, my
steps slowed and became more relaxed and finally, I stopped and looked up into the
sky and said, "God, I need to hear Your voice.  What do You believe is the best way
for him to go?"  As I walked back to the house, I prayed on the words that I had just
sent to Him.  Upon reaching my front door, I knew what He had been trying to tell me
all along.
                             "Trust me.  I will give him the path to see.  Trust in me."