"THE WORLD IS TOO MUCH WITH US"

a Wordsworth poem tells us. But we don't need him to tell us that. A naturalist, his answer was to go to nature for our haven, our sanctuary, our refuge.

There are those who go to the mountains or the beaches or the forests to seek quiet time. Alone time. Re-creation time. Re-treat time. Re-fresh time. Re-energize time.

And then there are the smart ones. They go to God. Don't get me wrong. I love the forests, beaches, and mountains. But who made them? Who made everything? God, Our Maker. Our Creator. Our Savior. So why not go to the source? Amazingly we have accessibility to Him anytime we want. Plus, no one knows us better. No one loves us more. No one else has a perfect plan for our lives.

His Word will re-vive us. He will re-deem us. He even has a re-medy for our sins: the Cross. He is the Great Re-pairman!

Finally, He is a God of re-storation who wants a close personal re-lationship with us. Re-up with God. Re-turn to Him and re-dedicate your life to the Father. Don't stop going to the beaches, mountains, and forests. Enjoy them and everything else He created for us to enjoy. But never overlook your re-ligion.