Life At The Well

Like Bryan, I too have been reading The Intimate Merton, and cannot help myself but to be more keenly aware of the details of nature around me. Merton took such incredible pleasure and blessing from birds, trees and sunlight that it has re-awakened in me an appreciation for God's creation. My roots are VERY rural, and I would have probably considered myself a "lover of the outdoors" or a "naturalist" or something along those lines, but in truth, I've let life dull my senses in many ways. Too many flourescent lights and too much concrete. But the last several days have allowed me to enjoy the incredible smell of freshly plowed dirt, taste the warm breezes of spring and this morning, to soak in a beautiful rain. And I am full of praise because of it. Glory to God!

Labels: Gratitude, Merton, Nature