....and the seas will roar....

I've had the flu the past couple of days, so I haven't accomplished much. Spent many hours resting, reading and sleeping. Consequently, at 3AM today I was awake. Although, it could have been the incredible body aches that had seemed to settle in my back, making it impossible to find a comfortable position.

But as I lay there awake, I was aware of a sound. Not the normal sounds of cars, trucks, motoconchos; or the daytime sounds of construction going on; nor was it the sound of birds that I hear continually from my balcony.

No ~ this was different. It took a while but I finally figured out what it was. It was a *roaring" sound.

I so wanted to follow the sound to its source. But I knew that the night time was not the right time to follow it. So, I patiently waited. Yes, I did get some sleep...not much though.

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At 10:00 this morning I got ready and followed the sound of the roar. Five minutes from our apartment is the Caribbean. Bob told me a while back that I could go there by myself during the day. Now is the tourist season, so I wouldn't be alone on the beach.

As I exited the short walkway leading to the beach, I knew for sure that this was the sound I had heard in the early morning hours. The waves were constant, and larger than normal. Why, oh why, did I not bring my camera???

I wish you could hear and see them right now. The sun is glinting off the waves and the surface of the water. There are no clouds! The sky is a beautiful shade of blue. The sound from the waves is drowning out all other sounds.

I walked for a ways and gathered seashells. Yes, that's them displayed on my table in the pic at the beginning of this post. You can tell which kind are my favorite. The waves were inviting, but I had worn a simple skirt and top so I could not enter completely. Of course, that did not stop me from allowing the waves to splash on me as I stopped to pick up the shells. Yes, the lower half of my skirt was almost dripping.

I walked part way back to where I had begun and finally sat for a while and just watched. It was glorious! I didn't have these verses memorized, but thoughts like these were what was going through my mind and heart as I sat there.

Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

Psalm 89:9

The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

Psalm 93:4

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.

Psalm 96:11

This was the song that I was singing. (Okay maybe not outloud as to disturb others, but quietly to myself and the LORD)

Shout to the Lord, all the earth,Let us sing

Power and majesty, praise to the King;

Mountains bow down and the seas will roar

At the sound of Your name.

I sing for joy at the work of Your hands,

Forever I'll love You,

forever I'll stand,

Nothing compares to the promise I have in You.

My Jesus, My Savior,

Lord, there is none like You;

All of my days

I want to praise
The wonders of Your mighty love.

My comfort, my shelter,

Tower of refuge and strength;

Let every breath,

all that I am

Never cease to worship You.

Shout to the Lord,

all the earth,Let us sing

Power and majesty, praise to the King;

Mountains bow down and the seas will roar

At the sound of Your name.

I sing for joy at the work of Your hands,

Forever I'll love You, forever I'll stand,

Nothing compares to the promise I have in You.

I eventually had to get up and walk. I planned to stop at Guiulia's Cafe for a cafe-con-leche and wanted a dry skirt when I entered. I walked quite a ways. As I turned and was walking back, I got to remembering the time I was in a wheelchair and braces and could not walk. I wondered if my life would ever be back to *normal*. Which brought me to thinking of Marissa.

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Marissa, I walked a stretch of the Caribbean beach for you. But I didn't just walk it. I walked it and prayed for you. That some time in the future the LORD will heal you, so that you might enjoy His creation in all its fullness. That you might take steps for His honor and for His glory.

I don't tell any of you this to bring honor to myself; but Marissa, I want you to know that you have been on my heart much since your accident. The same God who controls the roar of the sea, who first formed your body, is the one in control of your healing now.

And our God is an awesome God!

He reigns from Heaven on high

with wisdom, power and might

Our God is an awesome God!