waves

“Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire.”
-Teilhard de Chardin

man- this is sooo long overdue. i apologize to anyone who actually keeps up with this and is disappointed by my lack of effort but i promise i will be better! so lots has happened in the month of july- i cant even remember what happened to this summer! i am pretty sure i did absolutely nothing during the month of june- and then july hit and BAM! i mean- it was a great month- i got to travel all over the place, see lots of friends before i head out west, and spend time with some family down south. i can't complain! but as i approach this sunday- the day i leave for LVC- i cant help but already feel some homesickness. i am at home typing this right now, but for some reason, i have this disturbing feeling in my stomach saying "what are you thinking rachel? the west coast? the other side of the country where you dont know anyone? away from everyone you love?". yikes. i am just hoping that i am going where God wants me to be and shows me a purpose greater than my selfish self. which brings me to todays blog topic...

while on hilton head visiting my amazing aunt and her family- i had the chance to go wave jumping/body surfing on a day with HUGE waves. there was a tropical storm off the coast of florida, and the waves were a height well above my head....(and yes, for those interested, this was the same day as my jellyfish sting...) anyway, i got to experience something i dont think i ever have before- the power and fury of raw nature- nothing withheld- in the most tangible form possible. i literally was being pummeled by these huge waves and there was nothing i could do to protect myself. rachel vs. nature straight up.

so what does this have to do with God? good question- i am glad you asked;) i realized while being hit repeatedly (losing my bikini top several times) that i am so weak compared to the power that God has. like- so weak. people might have technology, money, social mobility, etc. but it pails in comparison to the power that God has. its kind of frightening at first, but when i think about it more- it is amazing. i feel so blessed that I am in the hands of an all powerful God capable of producing strong waves, of miracles. i know in my heart the truth that I am only part of a whole- only a small freckle in a greater cause. and believe it or not- it was waves that helped remind me of that. i wonder how many other things God tries to show me everyday that i miss...i need to pay better attention ;)

peace...and see you all on the west coast!