By Brad Campbell –

Just a thought to help start your week.

Have you ever completely disconnected from the “real” world for a bit?  Have you ever been in a place where the phone signals were poor to non-existent, the work load was left at home, and you were around absolutely nobody you knew?  My wife and I had the awesome privilege of doing that very recently.

Firstly, let me say that I love what I get to do, I love my friends and family fiercely, and I love to stay connected.  But there is just something about getting to lay it all down for a bit that seems to revive the soul.  In the Alaskan town of Sitka, my wife and I enjoyed an hour or so of roaming the downtown streets before most the businesses were even open one morning.  As we walked near a pier and several fishing vessels, we were treated to the sight of a majestic eagle flying overhead.  The eagle soared above for a bit, then came down to sit and presumably watch for a fish breakfast in the water.

Of course, we snapped several pictures.  Just watching what appeared to be an older eagle preen himself and sit royally upon his perch for a while was amazing to us.  It wasn’t long before another one, the one you see atop the building, came swooping down to sit beside the first.  They squawked and hollered at each other, settling down only when the second one gave the first one some space and located several feet away instead.

The majesty of God’s creation came down to us.  We were in awe as we simply stood, watched, and listened for several minutes.  The Lord comes down in His majesty, His glory, His regalness and sits among us.  Are we amazed at His presence?  When you take time away from work and your day-to-day activities, do you invite the Lord along with you?

We traveled those few thousand miles fully expecting to see the glory of God, and that we did, especially in His creation.  Maybe you can’t lay down all your responsibilities and escape town right now, but this I guarantee you — You can lay it all down at the feet of Jesus.  Give Him your busy schedule, your unending list of responsibilities, your ideas of how it must all get done today.  Give it to Him, and let Him come down to you – because He will – and bring you the peace for which you’ve longed.

You might not see an eagle this week, but you can see the Lord at work, if only you’ll put the other distractions to the side and put your focus above.

Just a thought.