God Dances on the Water

While visiting my God-sister at her beach house, I was struck many times by the way that the sun played upon the water. It was although God was dancing on the water and the shimmering from his steps moves effortlessly with each of His steps.

It was during this quiet time that I noticed a man sitting on the beach. His stance seemed unchanged as he sat and gazed upon the water. It appeared to me that he was lost in thought. Wave after wave came in and then moved out . It seemed that with when each wave went back out to sea, it took out his worries and cares with it. It was my hope and prayer that the waves were healing his soul because his stance had changed. He now saw with arms out and and it appeared that he was open to what God was saying and doing inside his spirit. Body langauge tells all, doesn't it?

As the afternoon progressed, I went out onto the balcony and see him still sitting and watching and resting in the Creator that made the water upon which he gazed.

At the end of the day I went out onto the balcony again to capture one more glance of God dancing upon the water. Still the shimmering of the sun continued to spread out onto the water. After the sun had slipped away for the night I looked down to see if the man was still there. He was not. I wonder if he, too, was as thrilled and moved as I was in seeing God dance upon the water.

...and the Spirit of God hovered over the surface waters...