“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth out of the house of the LORD” – Joel 3:18

When summer is ending and autumn is approaching, we scramble to experience one more day of lazy reflection before the opportunity is gone.

This is such a day, to sit by a river, stream, or lake and under a tree to contemplate the goodness of God. It is such a day that we might read this vision of Joel when Jerusalem would be restored.

Draw no arbitrary line between the months or season in nature. Wait a week if you must and take a walk.

Find a bench and sit down with the book of Joel or any other book in the Bible and let the river of God flow through you.

Let the fountain of God spring up within you.

Be refreshed.

There is no frost coming yet. Sure the kids are going back to school, but the parks are still open and the rivers are still running.

What would it take for you to get away for a quarter of an hour to experience God?

God is waiting for you to seek Him and the closest you may come to nature may be the bench at the bus stop or viewing the cover of the Sunday bulletin on the subway.

But don’t let that stop you.

Summer is ending, then autumn and then winter,

Time is passing. Take time for God.