Lent Day 39, Saturday, Mar 27, 2021

“Spend One Hour Outside!”

Our Saturday Challenge is always a welcome relief!  Today’s Challenge is to spend one hour outside!

Spring has finally arrived and not a moment too soon.  Even if the weather isn’t perfect today, it’s probably much better than it was a month or two ago.  We need to be outside.  We need to experience the beautiful world God has created.

One of the reasons winter is so difficult is because we are limited in our outside activities.  Spending time outside can lift our spirits and help us to experience something new, original, and exciting.  Each day is different from the one before.  Every bud on the tree will yield something unique and amazing.  Even if we’re not yet COVID-vaccinated, spending time outside is going to be the best way to spend our free time today.

This is an easy one!  Spend an hour walking the dog or sitting on the beach.  Talk to some neighbors in the driveway.  Go to the park and people-watch.  Spend one hour outside and give God a big “Thank You” for bringing life into the world!

“But ask the animals, and they will teach you; the birds of the air, and they will tell you; ask the plants of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you.  Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this?  In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of every human being.”  (Job 12:7-10, NRSV)