Within a Lawful Peace

I all but bounced down the steps from work yesterday. It was one of those perfect days, a beautiful, warm but breezy spring day and nothing had gone wrong at work to down my mood. I walk to and from work and the walk home was a glorious one. I couldn’t help but notice how gloriously blue the sky was with just a few high wispy white clouds. The sun shown brightly. The birds are home again and were singing cheerfully as they busily set about building their new homes

The hyacinth, crocus and daffodils are in bloom in many of the yards as I strolled past them. The leaves are budding on the trees. It was so beautiful and peaceful out there and I couldn’t help praising God for it. What a glorious day it was. Today, at 7:AM it looks like it is going to be pretty much the same and I’m looking forward to getting outside and doing some yard work, maybe even taking a long walk around town. I have a couple errands to do and I can combine the two nicely. Yes, I think I will do that. I so love being out in nature enjoying all its many wonders, its beauty, its peacefulness. It just seems to do both my heart and soul a whole lot of good. I get that “feel good” feeling all over.

When I am feeling frustrated, out of sorts, emotionally, mentally, even physically, I just don’t feel quite up to par I find taking a walk, often for me along the river or through one of our local parks, does me a world of good. In no time it seems I am feeling a whole lot better. I may even find myself singing. Why is it that a simple walk, a little time spent out in nature is able to make so much difference? I think I know the answer. The answer is God. Let me explain what I mean by that.

When I am out there in the middle of nature, God’s creation, I am surrounded by “lawful environment”, an environment functioning according to God’s law, a law abiding atmosphere, everything working according to the way God planned it to work with little or no interference of the human kind. Everything works together for the good of all according to God’s physical and spiritual laws. One of the most awesome things about lawfulness is that it produces peacefulness. Isn’t that amazing? Now if man would only really see that and govern ourselves in the same way, what a joyful world it would be. You think? A peaceful environment comes from living within the law. It is such a simple, basic concept that it completely puzzles me that man as a whole can not see it, or more to the point will not. Natural laws, our spiritual eco-system, the order of creation, God’s way, so simple and yet so complex yet it is all so practical, makes sense.