"Be still, and know that i am God"
Psalm 46:10
So, I went camping this past weekend in the Cajon de Maipo. It is a river valley surrounded basically on all sides by towering, snow covered peaks. The view was quite breathtaking. It may have been one of, if not the most beautiful places i have ever been to in my entire life.
Anyway, i experienced something amazing while on a 5 hour (thats right, i said 5) hour hike. We got to the top of the mountain we were hiking up after a gruelling ascent from 1100 meters to about 1800 meters, and there was snow everywhere. We came to this clearing on the top of the hill which is pictured above, and there i encountered what was the most profound silence i have ever felt in my entire life. I say profound silence because in this silence I felt a presence outside of myself. For the first time in my life the Psalmist's words written above had real meaning. I have always understood them to mean we need to be quiet and take time out of the busyness to be in the presence of God, and i still think that is what it means, but let me tell you there is something else there. I think it is saying that when we get into a place of actual silence, where there is seriously no noise, and we stop and still ourselves, we will FEEL the presence of God in that silence. A presence that says I am with you, even though you can't see me, and you don't always feel me, I am there. You see, if it weren't for God i think this silence would have been uncomfortable because it would have brought an intnese feeling of loneliness, but that wasn't the case at all. In pure silence, i knew in my heart that God was with me.
Getting to spend some time in the beautiful creation of God was truly wonderful. I am so glad that i got to get away from the business of the city and spend some time away. Please enjoy the pictures.
Can you say Don Quijote? booyah!
Anyway, i experienced something amazing while on a 5 hour (thats right, i said 5) hour hike. We got to the top of the mountain we were hiking up after a gruelling ascent from 1100 meters to about 1800 meters, and there was snow everywhere. We came to this clearing on the top of the hill which is pictured above, and there i encountered what was the most profound silence i have ever felt in my entire life. I say profound silence because in this silence I felt a presence outside of myself. For the first time in my life the Psalmist's words written above had real meaning. I have always understood them to mean we need to be quiet and take time out of the busyness to be in the presence of God, and i still think that is what it means, but let me tell you there is something else there. I think it is saying that when we get into a place of actual silence, where there is seriously no noise, and we stop and still ourselves, we will FEEL the presence of God in that silence. A presence that says I am with you, even though you can't see me, and you don't always feel me, I am there. You see, if it weren't for God i think this silence would have been uncomfortable because it would have brought an intnese feeling of loneliness, but that wasn't the case at all. In pure silence, i knew in my heart that God was with me.
Getting to spend some time in the beautiful creation of God was truly wonderful. I am so glad that i got to get away from the business of the city and spend some time away. Please enjoy the pictures.
Can you say Don Quijote? booyah!
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