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We had a breakthrough today…literally. I spent the morning with Miller today digging the biggest hole I’ve ever seen made by human hands.� I mean, its huge.� It’s the kind of hole my elementary school self would have been proud of. Apparently he’s been working on it with some other friends for quite some time.� When I arrived on the scene it was already down to about 10 feet.� We had a pulley system with a bucket to bail to dirt out…the whole schebang.� A hand dug well…that’s a first for a city-boy like me. We both took turns picking and shoveling ourselves further and further into God’s good earth.� The only air moving around down thereis the kind you make…and believe me, you’d rather the still air to that.� :)� While Miller and I shoveled, hauled, and conversed, I allowed myself to feel God’s presence in the absolutely mundane.� There is nothing glorious about what was happening there this morning, and yet, stilling my heart was probably the best thing that could have happened to me today. Every time I work with Miller out on his land, I get a whiff of God’s dream for humankind.� Humans are to work with their hands; to labor and sweat to produce something beautiful.� We’ve moved away from the ways in which God intended.� I mean, most of my profession as a student is just sitting in a chair facing forward, poking away at plastic bits and watching lights flash on a screen.� I never feel more satisfied than when I look back on a day I’ve poured work and sweat into, and seen the results. As our time out on his land was nearing an end (it was STANKIN’ HOT!), we hit water!� It was no powerful geyser, but it was a definite trickle.� Praise God!� He works in the small, and unimpressive to demonstrate his incredible, everlasting love.� The deep satisfaction on Miller’s face was priceless.� It was all worth it now. Community Wells, Gods Delight, Holistic Faith Human NatureCommunity Wells, Gods Delight, Holistic Faith, Human Nature
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