This morning we decided to do something a little out of the
ordinary. We chose to drive up into the
Himalayan Mountains and find a quiet spot to worship together as a family. We put on our warmer clothes (jeans and long
sleeve shirts), packed our blanket and a few snacks for the road, grabbed our Bibles
and our song books…and set out for our favorite mountain getaway (our “fishing
hole”).
It was a pleasant one hour drive up to about 4,000 feet in
elevation. The air was cool but
refreshing. To our great surprise and
delight…we found a place, in the tea gardens, on the side of a mountain, where
we could be alone…let me say that again for emphasis…ALONE! In a country of nearly 1.3 billion people, it
is an extremely rare occurrence for us to find solitude. We spread out our blanket on a large rock, in
the middle of the tea gardens…and we had an amazing worship experience…a
powerful encounter with our Creator! We
sang our favorite worship songs…we prayed together…and we studied Joshua 3…where
the Israelites crossed the Jordan River.
We lingered and just basked in the bright sunlight until Rae Rae’s
grumbling belly demanded that we move on. Of course, we had to stop at our "fishing hole" for lunch before heading back down the mountain.
