The Sound of Rushing Waters

What is it that draws me to the ocean? What pulls me to the place where sand meets waters edge? It's not just the beauty of white capped blue waves. It's not just the miles of sand to feel beneath my feet or squish between my toes. It's not the seashells or the sea gulls.

              IT IS THE SOUND.

The melodic sound of the ocean does something for my soul. It soothes and calms and takes away the stresses of life, if only for a moment.

I believe it is The Lord who draws me there. Ezekiel 43:2 says, "and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory ".

In the book of Revelation, John describes the sounds he heard coming from heaven as 'rushing waters' three times: 1:15 "His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of rushing waters"

14:2 "And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder"

19:6 "Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters..".

The sound of rushing waters calls me to the ocean now. It is also the sound that will call me home to heaven.

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Hem Me In

I love Psalms 139:5 "You hem me in behind and before, you lay your hand upon me".

During these last few hectic weeks of school, I often pray for the Lord to hem me in, but what am I really asking for?

A hem in sewing is where the edge of a piece of cloth is folded narrowly and sewn to prevent the fabric from unraveling.

I've never thought about it this way before, but that is exactly what I want. I'm asking the Lord to help me hold it all together, to keep me from unraveling.

I have several friends with graduating seniors facing a sea of the unknown.  They are so consumed with events commemorating the season, they barely  have time to face their emotions.  I'm certain when they do they fear the unraveling. 

Hold on sweet mommas of the 2015 Graduating Class.  I'll be praying Psalms 139:5 for you.