Surf Riding
October 31, 2023
Riding the Amtrak from Laguna Beach to San Diego the ocean view demanded that I neglect preparing for the next seminar and let the waves mesmerize my brain. Gentle water, children playing in the sand, rocky shores, waves crashing. There was a place for every kind of water lover.
While I admired the surfers, I did not desire to be out there.
Life is a beach, with every kind of wave, and sometimes we’re tossed where we wish not to be.
I quote, Oswald Chambers. “The surf that distresses the ordinary swimmer produces in the surf-rider the super-joy of going straight through it.”
I Corinthians 10:13 reassures us that we will not be in waters beyond our strength. That, my friend, means we need not fear the surf, but enjoy it.