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Grand Canyon
At the beginning of October, I had the opportunity to travel to Arizona to visit the Grand Canyon. My goal: to hike the South Kaibab and Bright Angel trails. That is 13 miles with 3000′ elevation change — like climbing the tallest building in Atlanta three times. I trained for months. I spent Saturdays on the Silver Comet. I practiced jogging over hills during weekdays. I even took a practice hike at Stone Mountain, climbing the mountain three times in one day! Okay, maybe it was really only 2 1/2 times… the point is, I prepared for this trip. I bought all the recommended equipment from headlamps to hiking poles, packed up my bags including three liters of water, and was prepared to go. I was sure I was ready. After all that work, I didn’t expect any surprises.
Then when I arrived at the rim, the canyon was bigger than I imagined. Even with all the mental preparation, and physical work I had put in, the actual experience was huge beyond words.
That day, walking along the bottom of the canyon with rock walls surrounding me, watching the clouds drift overhead, for one moment, I got it. My God is bigger. Bigger than what? Pick any analogy here and it will still fall far short. I cannot adequately put into words what my heart knows.
My God is bigger.
… than Yosemite, His other footstool.
Amen.
“being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints,”
Now take that canyon and fill it up and let it go all at once. That to me is the picture of the power that is at work in our lives when we pray, Thankyou Jesus for going to the cross and nailing my sins there once and for all so I can now live with Christ and talk with Him,
Bigger. yes He is. being in the 24/7 365 prayer room the past two weeks has reminded me of this. He is so BIG. what is required of us to meet with, hear from, and experience such a big God? have we prepared? do we miss the grandeur of our big God without adequate prep? hmmm…
thanks, Anne!
Thanks for sharing Anne. Per Bob and Larry, He is also bigger than the boogeyman which is more comfort to me than my kids. Sounds like you got to worship a good bit while on your hike and join in the chorus of the canyon, shouting “Glory” and “Hallelujah”…