Come away with Me...

"Come away with me to a quiet place,
apart from the world with its frantic pace,
to pray, reflect, and seek God's grace.
Come away with me. Come away."

Mary Nelson Keithahn, "Come Away With Me"

 

It was just like that scene in "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles," when the guys are squished together in the plane and Del Griffith takes off his socks. He tosses his head back, left and right and just says, "Ohhhh...that feels good!" I was sitting by the pond, early in the morning, at the retreat center last weekend. I had a comfortable lawn chair and a fresh cup of coffee. I sat down, just as the birds were tuning up their songs. "Ohhhh...That feels good!" God calls us to come to the quiet ("quiet" is relative--the birds were making quite a racket!) But, God calls us to come away from our lives and just sit a spell, maybe learn some new stuff. Our lives get so busy, so frenzied that we can lose sight of who we are inside. If we can spend some time away from the computer, iPhone, iPad, iEverything and all the other devices that hold us captive, we can peer inside and find someone special...ourselves and our Greatest companion, God. Whether you can carve out an afternoon on your own in silence, or a day or two of retreat, please give yourself the gift. Your busy life will be fine while you're gone. Love, heidi