In August we'll be going to the beach for a week. I love the beach, what a wonderful place to reflect and relax. I miss going to the beach as much as I used to. I got to thinking about the beach and how much I love it today and some things crossed my mind in the mean time. Think about this, when you go to the beach, unless you have the privilege of actually living there, you're on vacation. Vacations are meant to "break away" from the real world, to "escape", and to get away from it all. What exactly is it that we're getting away from though? Is a vacation actually a "vacation"? Why should we have to go on a vacation to get that peace of mind that we all pursue so hard, only to come up short, stressed out, and fatigued? Is the "real" life we live actually the way life is really meant to be lived? I don't think so. We spend so much time wrapped up in our jobs and running around doing errands, going here to there, getting "important" things done that we forget about what really matters in life. I'm not so sure that God would be too impressed with the current state of affairs here on earth. Families are seeing less and less of each other, Church's attendance numbers continue to decline, poverty is on the rise, and the world's morale is rock bottom. Perhaps we should all make a conscience effort to focus on whats really important and quit letting the world dictate our lives.
P.S. I'm going to have a great time at the beach!
Posted by: Wes
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