I am home now!
Woo...what a good weekend. I went up to visit chris in San Luis Obispo and spent seriously every minute of it climbing or playing video games or eating. Three of my favorite things! We climbed at Bishop's Peak, Cabrillo Peak, and at the indoor place he has a membership at, SLO-OP.
I'll tell you...nothing really makes you revel in the beauty of god's creation more than being at the top of a climb. You know why? Cause that's not what you're thinking at all. Everything is simple on the rock, and there are few distractions. I don't sit halfway up a climb and think, ooh wow, god is amazing for making this. I sit halfway up a climb and think, I need to move forward. One more hand, one more foot...and I think that's the way it's supposed to be.
When I loose myself in a climb, in the adrenilin 70 feet in the air, I know god is there. It's not a matter of wishing he is, or praying he is, or being convinced by the beauty around me. It's because being 70 feet in the air really cuts through the bullsh*t of life, down to what is important, what I know and what I don't know. I know if I fall, I will get hurt or die. I know my life is in the hands of my belayer. And I know that there is a god looking at me, consumed with a passionate love for me. He sees the joy I have when I'm hanging from my fingertips and he feels it too, and it brings him the greatest joy.
Why does physical activity speak so strongly to me about god? I think it's cause I am a thinker and I think a lot, and when I stop thinking and start doing, when my reason and logic surrender to necessity and instinct, it makes it much easier to see god. I see him through everything everyday, but I never see him clearer than when I have to trust the rope and the rock and the belay. It's like practice surrender; now I just need to remember to do it when I have to climb a 5.15b in life.
In conclusion, I can't wait to go to Joshua Tree and climb again. :)
Also, the dance was amazing. Possibly one of the best times I've ever had. Chelsea looked so stunning that I still have trouble breathing when I look at the pictures and the queen mary is way awesome.
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