over & under and up & down

Sometimes, like today, I carry my small chair and a book down to the ocean.
I sit very close to the waves and I read and then when I get really hot I go out into the ocean.

I go over the waves and sometimes I go under the waves.
I jump up and then down on the other side.
I flip over and float looking up at the sky.

On the surface of the water I see tiny diamonds sparkling in the sun.
On the sandy floor my toes are always searching for treasures.
I pray and ask God to keep the sharks away.
Never would I let the fear of what I can't see keep me away from this luxury.

"As the deer pants for the water brooks,
so my soul pants for Thee, O God.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God." Psalm 42 1

Basking in the vastness of the ocean today, I was overwhelmed with the goodness of God.....
for choosing me to be His child in Christ Jesus. His gentleness and patience with me, such a sinner, amazes me........... how He slowly and sometimes painfully teaches me His ways.

Oh Lord may we desire you as the thirsty deer pants for the water he needs to live.