{"id":167,"date":"2019-03-11T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/?p=167"},"modified":"2020-04-02T10:09:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T15:09:31","slug":"more-than-natural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/?p=167","title":{"rendered":"More than Natural"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<audio id=\"wp_mep_1\" src=\"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/m4a\/Journey%20Notes%2006%20More%20than%20Natural%20Accomp.m4a\"     controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\"  >\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/audio>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\n\t$('#wp_mep_1').mediaelementplayer({\r\n\t\tm:1\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t,features: ['playpause','current','progress','duration','volume','tracks','fullscreen']\r\n\t\t,audioWidth:,audioHeight:\r\n\t});\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<p>Imagine time when creation was complete and no one had sinned.\u00a0 God walked through the garden in the cool of the day.\u00a0 Adam and Eve could drink the water, eat the fruit, enjoy the weather, and visit with their Creator.\u00a0 Everything was just the way that it was intended to be.\u00a0 It was completely natural, but it was more than that.\u00a0 It was perfect.<\/p>\n<p>From time to time we capture a glimpse of that creation.\u00a0 New fallen snow on a hillside.\u00a0 Clear waters flowing over rocks in a mountain stream.\u00a0 Mighty ocean waves crashing on the beach.\u00a0 The scent of spring flowers.\u00a0 Eagles soaring on thermal currents.\u00a0 No wonder God made these things.\u00a0 They are so beautiful.\u00a0 So graceful.\u00a0 So powerful.\u00a0 So inspiring.\u00a0 So comforting.\u00a0 So&#8230;perfect.<\/p>\n<p>Folliot Pierpoint lived in Bath, England.\u00a0 One spring afternoon in 1864 he was overcome with the beauty in everything that he saw.\u00a0 Inspired, he penned his most famous hymn, <em>For the Beauty of the Earth<\/em>.\u00a0 Let his words inspire and encourage you as you read them:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">For the beauty of the earth,<br \/>\nfor the glory of the skies,<br \/>\nfor the love which from our birth<br \/>\nover and around us lies;<br \/>\nLord of all, to thee we raise<br \/>\nthis our hymn of grateful praise.<\/p>\n<p>As you continue your pilgrim journey to the foot of the cross, enjoy the beauty of the earth.\u00a0 Rejoice for the glory of the skies.\u00a0 Bask in the love of your Creator, for you indeed are truly loved.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"For the Beauty of the Earth (United Methodist Hymnal #92)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q73Jrz1uDVI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><strong>Follow the Path!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<em>CARadke<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[Use with <em>The Attraction of Creation<\/em>, day 6 of <a title=\"Order your copy of A Labyrinth Pilgrimage today!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.createspace.com\/3366946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>A Labyrinth Pilgrimage<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything in creation was just the way that it was intended to be.  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