A Time for Rest
Over the course of our 54 years of marriage, Jim and I have done a good bit of traveling. Some of it has been for work purposes (gospel meetings, ladies’ days, seminars, and lectureships), but some of it has been for vacation and relaxation. When our children were young we tried to take them to places that would be fun but also educational. Usually, these were not very relaxing trips.
As we have gotten older and don’t go as much, we try to find places that will not only be beautiful, but also relaxing. We’ve traveled in almost every direction from our home in Paducah, Kentucky, and we have always enjoyed the scenery along the way. The beauty and majesty of the mountains and the Grand Canyon when we’ve traveled west; the overwhelming beauty of Alaska and its wildlife; the long, straight, flat roads of Kansas and New Mexico; the overwhelming power of Niagara Falls; the beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains; the magnificent buildings and statues in our nation’s capital – Washington D.C.; and the magnificence of the ocean, with its never-ending waves and seemingly endless horizon.
Now, I realize that this list may be short for those of you who have traveled the world, but I think you would have to agree with me on one thing – God created a beautiful world.
As we have spent this last few days relaxing by the ocean, one passage kept coming to my mind –
“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows his handiwork” (Psalm 19:1).
AUTHOR: Donna Faughn
