9.19.2006

shimmer


this is the first of several posts about the captivating retreat. you may get sick of hearing about it, but i have to record what happened while it's still fresh in my mind. i don't want to forget one second of it...

God's presence was so thick you could not escape Him if you wanted to. the beauty of the rockies in the fall was enhanced - magnified - by His presence... it's as though the very air around me shimmered with Him... it reminds me of the scene in genesis, just before He began to create the earth...

Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. - genesis 1:2

covered by a canopy of prayers, God's Spirit hovered over us. it's as though we could reach out and touch His face. He was there in the stillness of the night, the beauty of uninhibited worship, the heartwrenching sobs and shouts of perfect joy - He was everywhere... and He was magnificent.

1 comment:

ann said...

hey staci!

i thought i was blessed by amazing women before the retreat... wow! He has really outdone Himself with the beautiful, godly women He has since brought into my life!

you are an amazing woman of God, and i am blessed tremendously by the thought that this is just the beginning...

much love, sister!