9/8/13 Glaciers are massive. Even from a distance, their
grandeur is evident.
One of my favorite days in Alaska was our day cruising in
Stephens Passage watching the eagles soar and the humpback whales “blowing” as
they propelled themselves in and out of the water. But I was not prepared for
the overwhelming sense of the beauty of God’s creation as we turned into the
Tracy Arm Fjord (only about a mile wide) and approached Sawyer Glacier. Though
I was only viewing from our balcony I felt compelled to be still. It was as if
quiet was in order. Stillness was required to fully experience the moment.
Though we pointed and oohed and ahhed, my insides were quiet. “Still” in spirit
and in awe of my Creator.
The entire experience seemed to nourish my
soul----as if I had encountered God. Wonder and awe filled me. The blue colors alone seemed to explode before my eyes. How many shades of blue can there be!
Be still and know that I am God;……I will be exalted in the earth. (Psalm 46:10)
I can’t fully explain it. The pictures won’t do it justice but they are definitely snapshots of a “Sabbath-type” moment. A time of worship.
