Peace Like a River, Reflective

Peace Like a River is a book of faith and miracles. Jeremiah was a man of faith, in the lows and highs. He taught his children how to trust in God and walk in faith. There is always something peaceful about a river whenever we just stare and ponder by it. I think it was the perfect way that Reuben Saw his father in his vision, slipping away into a river at peace and joy in his heart. It was almost as if Jeremiah took the place of his son, his death, and gave him life and healed him also from his breathing problems. Dr. Nokes even told Reuben that he should have died and his father should have lived. Reubens conditions were more severe than his fathers, but it was his father that died instead. It was Jeremiah that kept his family together, he was the glue that mended them together. It is as though Jeremiah passed the torched to Reuben to take care of the family and keep everything running. It was purely a miracle what had happened that day and it is hard for people to make sense of it, at the end of the story Reuben says, "All I can say is, here's how it went. here's what I saw. I've been there and am going back. Make of it what you will". Reubens wounds were fatal, his lungs were in "shreds" and yet lived to tell the story to his brother and others. He lived through it "make of it what you will", but he speaks as though he is confident knowing that it was truly a miracle that he experienced. As Christians we hear of miracles all the time and sometimes we do not expect them to happen to us because we live normal lives and a few of us have only seen a few miracles ourselves so when we actually encounter it for ourselves we are left in awe. When we are face to face with a miracle, the only thing we could do is praise God and give him all the glory and honor because we realize that the "miracle" could have only happened because of God, himself.

The Windhover, Reflective Post

The Windhover is a beautiful poem that just reminds me how great our God is. Many readings that we have read is about stories and poems about life and how our culture is shaped, but this poem shows and describes in beautiful way the glory of God. In class, we spoke how the writer is describing the beauty of God through a falcon. The title of this article means a small hawk like bird that has a habit of sustaining itself in place in the air with its head facing the wind, and I think the title really captures the main description of the poem, "in his riding of the rolling level underneath him steady air, and striding high there, how he rung upon the rein of a wimpling wing". The narrator is captivated by the beauty of the nature and the ability of the bird and how through the beauty he sees God. He describes how his "heart in hiding" is now stirred and moved with admiration for the this bird that he has spotted in the morning glory. I like how he mentions this because as humans we all have different characteristics and some may be really emotional and it may be more difficult for others to show emotions. However, it really shows that no matter who it is, God has the power to move every heart and to melt the coldest of hearts. He is taken completely beside himself and he cant help but to be in awe of God and he begins to speak of the greatness of God. This morning has begun to burn again in his heart, just like the blue-bleak embers, you may think its not on fire anymore, but little do you know that there is fire still burning inside of it and its just waiting for someone to bring it out of them. I really enjoyed this poem and it just reminded me to not take advantage of the beauty that surrounds me and that it is a constant reminder of Gods love and how awesome he is.