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“Sometimes God is most visible in hindsight.”
-Pastor Tyler Staton
My favorite means of spending time in God’s presence is by going on prayer runs. Not only do I get my cardio exercise in, but it gives me an uninterrupted time of communion with God free from distraction. There’s nothing quite like meditating on God while moving forward where your body and spirit are in sync. I highly recommend it! One day I was preparing to teach on Jesus’ command to put on his yoke, and as I was running I asked God for a fresh revelation of this passage that I could share with the congregation the following Sunday. The sermon came to life to me that afternoon by way of scenery I observed along that trail.
If you have ever been to Western Washington, you’ll quickly discover that Mount Rainier is visible from basically anywhere up and down the interstate-5 corridor. In my humble, yet very biased opinion, no other mountain, except maybe Mount Fuji in Japan, is more stunning visually. In Psalm 24:3 King David posed the question: “Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place?” He then proceeded to answer it in the following verse: “The one who has clean hands and a pure heart.”