week 18, post 2: sacred spaces

All of us know places/spaces where we encounter the holy. For some of us it might even be in a church or a place in the "Holy Land." For many of us it is in nature, where the handiwork of the creator is evident. Last week my host, Andrew, and I went to the sweetwater/blackwater/freshwater swamp over north of Morgan City. Amid the thousand year old (or older) cypress trees and the wondrous beauty of the swamp, Andrew and I both certainly experienced ourselves in the presence of the sacred, something beyond ourselves or what man might build. Andrew, who proclaims himself atheist, was certainly evangelistic about what we beheld. He wants to carry the whole world to this place, to share the experience with everyone, so they might wonder at its breathtaking beauty, as did we. Andrew owns a little houseboat, which has been crippled by the hurricane. As soon as it is "seaworthy" again, he wants to run houseboat tours of this truly marvelous place. We wandered the swamp for several hours, touched deeply by its beauty and privileged to share the experience. Reread Psalms 8. Attached are some photos. Peace, Warren.