JOY

It was a hot summer afternoon on the West End of Galveston, Texas.  A breeze had cooled the air on the beach as the waves pushed in and out.  The water moved at a softer pace as the day wore on.  But the sheer joy of being so close to the Gulf never waned.

I sat watching Kamri watch the water.  At that moment I experienced pure joy.  I was content, happy, at peace and filled with the wonder of God's creation.  I have never felt as close to God or my family as at that dot in time.  

There are not many instances in life that one is completely content.  I can say that the majority of those ocurances, for me, have happened near the water.  There is something about the sound of the surf that relaxes my angst.  I can actually feel the tension leave my body when I drive up to the seawall.  Rolling down the windows, experiencing the breeze on my face, hearing the gulls and watching the pelicans glide overhead set everything in motion, releasing peace in my heart.

Funny, I can close my eyes and I am sitting there watching my granddaughter watch the surf.  That was several years ago, but it remains the same.  I can come to the water for healing,  Quenching my thirst for the Gulf is 15 minutes, 20 miles south for me.

In Rev, 7:16-17 Scripture speaks of never thirsting again.  There will be no scorching heat.  There will be springs of living water.  Think of it!  Eternal contentment. Eternal JOY.