Smoothed By The River
Consider a stone in the river.... " And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us." (Romans 5:5) I have always been somewhat of a rock hound. One of my favorite trips was traveling out west with a group of students from ORU. We were lead by our God-fearing Earth Science teacher. What an experience! It was wonderful. We started out our mornings with breakfast and worship and spent our days digging in the dirt or hiking canyons. Just a glance at a river rock today, made me start thinking of many Summer vacations to Colorado with my family. We would put our feet in the cold water and search for our favorite river rocks. They were a rainbow of color, and the closer to the middle of the river, the smoother the stone. Even though rocks have different components, they all start as part of a larger mass. Over time, the shaking of th...