An Ocean of Love

Do you need to engage God in nature to soothe your soul?

On a vacation to Hilton Head, South Carolina, I did something I’d not done before. I sat alone in a beach chair at the water’s edge as the tide slowly went out. For thirty minutes, my mind and soul were transfixed on the beauty, the scale, and epic nature of the vast ocean. I had just had lung surgery for Stage 4 lung cancer, so I really needed a quiet peaceful experience with God.

You may also long for a way to connect to God’s vastness, especially during tough times. That longing to unplug and get away from the demands of the world can help set the reset button on our soul.

Enjoy this poem to God as a reflection on His grand nature.

An Ocean of Love

Oh! the ocean deep and vast

Its waves and currents so steadfast

A joy to gaze at its expanse

A sight worth more than just a glance

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The vastness of the oceans’ shore

Hints of God‘s great love and more

It’s wide and deep beyond my mind

With n’er a limit, fence or bind

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As I watch this blue expanse

My soul is drawn to God’s great dance

Where we walk just me and Him

And He sings me sacred hymns

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Beyond the oceans’ edge far out

I can’t conceive of life without

This vast yet loving God who cares

My God whose heart He always shares

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Storms will come to shore one day

And skies will change from blue to gray

But as His love resides no less

Within the storms there’s little stress

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And when we’re gone these waves won’t cease

They’ll come ashore and spread their peace

And call us to our highest aim

To honor Him and live His name

Questions to Contemplate

Do you have a place you can go to experience the wonders of God?

How can you allow the vastness of God to intersect your daily living?

Does nature, music, art or sitting silently draw you to His vastness and beauty?