Thursday, September 9, 2010

Daily Devotion - Thursday, September 9

More Musings about Water

“O Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!”
--A song of praise, Psalm 8

On Tuesday I told you about Athabasca Falls, a powerful waterfall in Alberta, Canada. As you journey north from the falls toward Jasper, Alberta there is a white water rafting business. During our holiday last year, my wife's brothers decided they would experience the white waters. (We opted for horseback riding!) Recently we got a CD of their trip. Water, water everywhere! Smiling faces indicated the great joy the trip created.

Majestic doesn’t seem a powerful enough description for the awe I felt as they told of their excursion! (Personally, I thought our ride on the mountain trail was pretty majestic!) Yet, listening to their stories I could sense their water experience was more energizing than our ride on the trail horses. Their stories seemed to resonate these words: “O Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!”

Today I will not ride a horse, nor will I board a raft or journey down a river. But in these few moments of devotion, I will journey with the pictures and the stories of a day spent rafting on the Athabasca River. And, I will recall the majesty of the Holy One.

--Ben Keckler
09.09.10

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