Please know that I am not a hippy...
After reading both of Emerson's articles, I found myself being able to relate to "Nature" better. Mainly about the finding God in nature part. Not so much about how everything has a soul. This is relative to my life because I have found God in nature. During a church backpacking on the coast near Forks, Washington was the most clear it ever was that I had found God in nature. And last night during the wind storm was another time.
One example is during the backpacking trip, we had about an hour of quiet time. At night one of the leaders would give a small sermon and we would have a discussion and relate what we read to out life. The following morning we were told to go where ever we wanted to pray and read our bible and see what we could come up with. I didn't know what to do so I followed this trail uphill. I found myself in the forest. The sun was starting to shine through the trees and I could see the ray of sunlight that would sneak its way past the tree's leaves. It was beautiful. I finally came to the end of the trail. I was on the edge of a cliff that overlooked the ocean that was still foggy, but slowly clearing up. Mrs G, I was in awe of the pure beauty and wonder of this creation. I read various parts of the bible out loud and prayed out loud too. I've never felt closer to God or loved then in that moment. Nothing seemed to matter but to praise God and grow closer to him. Time passed so fast. I went well over my hour of quiet. I was transfixed by every single little detail of nature and how magnificent it was. I mean, if the created was that awesome, think about how the creator is.
