Article August 29, 2005 Issue

GOD'S PROMISE ON THE ROAD

By Janet Clements

The gentle wind was blowing in my face and the sweet fragrance of newly mown hay was wafting through the air, as I gently rested my chin on the open window of our car. As we drove from village to village, I saw rows and rows of corn tassels dancing in the breeze. We were on our family's summer vacation.

Every year we would take off for a different part of the country and experience new sights and sounds. We drove between majestic peaks, past shining seashores, and under a double rainbow arched across the highway. But wherever we were, in big city traffic or in a sudden hail storm, we always felt the comforting safety of God's presence.

Since those wonderful childhood summers, I have traveled beyond my homeland to places around the globe, and time and again I have gained wonderful peace through glimpsing the presence and universality of God's allness.