Places of Remembrance

During the summer of 2004 our lives were in limbo. Mary and I were waiting on a church while I was working in a factory in Conneaut Ohio. Everyday when I woke up from my afternoon sleep I’d saunter over to the phone and check to see if any Pastors had called. As the weeks drug by without any serious leads, we grew more discouraged.

Our only respite was a little park situated directly on the Lake. We’d walk the trails, discuss our lives and spend times in prayer. That park became a divine place of rest for us that summer. God met us there over and over again, reassuring us and speaking peace into our lives.

On our vacation this past week, Mary and I determined that we would take an afternoon and head to our park. With Lakyn & Lani in tow, Mary and I walked the trails once again chatting about how our lives had changed and how good God had been to us. We remembered the peace God had granted to us even in the that place of uncertainty. That afternoon we were once again reminded of God’s faithfulness.

All of us need places where we meet with God. In times of difficulty, God longs to speak peace into our lives if we are in position to listen. So find a place that helps you get in position to hear His Voice, and in time, long after God has calmed your storms, you can revisit that place and remember His faithfulness.

-Pastor Doug Misch