"But I pray to you, Lord, for favor. God, because of your great love, answer me. You are truly able to save. Pull me from the mud, and do not let me drown. Save me from those who hate me, and from the deep water. Do not let the flood drown me or the deep water swallow me..."
Psalm 69:13-15
I ran a very special race last week, called the "Not Since Moses": not since God parted the Red Sea have people gathered to run on the ocean floor. We did just that: only twice a year, the always dramatic Bay of fundy tides are so extreme, that God allows a very brief window of opportunity to run a race on the ocean floor.
It has been described as a spiritual run,for many reasons. Seeing the grandeur of the beauty of nature in such a dramatic setting, makes you pause and wonder at the Creator. The fact that the 14 feet of water has receded, allowing us just over 2 hours to run in awesome beauty where sea creatures were playing just moments before. The tall cliffs and water steadily returning to it's place, puts the runner in her place: you are small, but a speck of dust, and not in control. God is in control, and He is mighty.
It was too beautiful to run without pausing to take some photographs, and gaze in admiration at the spectacular, sundrenched beauty, of the ocean floor. Deep breaths of crisp sea air and the cool refreshing breeze, the slosh of water through my sneakers cooling me as I ran. Feeling bogged down in the 200 metres of thick, heavy mud we had to cross twice, I was reminded of times in my life when I have felt I just couldn't make it. Yet persistence and the courage to continue on, along with a keen sense of humor, were all that were really needed!
Thank you Lord Jesus, for the majesty and the beauty of nature. Thank you for pulling me from the mud in the race of my life, and for saving me from the deep waters. You give me strength, courage, and persistence on my journey. You protect me from the deep waters, and Your timing is perfect: though I may fear deep waters, you will never let them swallow me. Amen.
