Sunday, May 27, 2007

Worship in Zion!

Mountain Maker, Ocean Tamer
Glimpses of You burn in my eyes
Worship of heaven fills up the skies
You made it all, said “Let there be”
And there was all that we see.
The sound of Your voice
The works of Your hands.
You do all things well.
~ Chris Tomlin


It is Sunday and we are far from our own church…but worship we did, and it has been memorable! Zion National Park was our sanctuary, Chris Tomlin led us in worship [via cd] and our pastor, Grant Fishbook provided a powerful message. [also via cd] Zion is mighty in form and exquisite in its beauty. We worshipped in awe. Only God could have created such wonder. Praise Him!

Entering Zion we parked and boarded their excellent shuttle system which we found user friendly and much better than Yosemite. We enjoyed the museum and then took a scenic tour. We chose one stop that included a short hike to Weeping Rock. This incredible valley was so close to us compared to the grand width of Yosemite. Its beauty is beyond description.

Our bbow (big box on wheels) required an escort thru the mile and a half tunnel. We felt a bit bad for the cars that had to wait on either end but we had to pay for this. Around a bend we saw cars and cameras pointing behind us, and there on the ledge was a small herd of wild mountain goats. Gary got one quick picture but there was no place to pull off with our bbow. They were exciting to see even just a glimpse.

We then had a long drive into Colorado with one stop at Four Corners – the only place in the U.S. where four state corners meet. We drove up at 6 pm as they were closing. They let us in and Gary was thrilled to stand in four states as one time. Me…not so much, but I did appreciate the sentiment expressed there: “Four States Here Meet In Freedom Under God”.

It was after 10 pm when we finally pulled in to our rv resort. [I think it’s hysterical they now all refer to themselves as ‘resorts’] There is always so much to do to prepare for the next day so we were up very late but did enjoyed an old Lucille Ball movie.

2 comments:

Luanne said...

Hi again! Did you have to pay to stand on four corners? When we passed that way many years ago there was a fee and we said forget it! I'm glad you stopped. Luanne

Cindy said...

The whole place was quite a joke. We missed the fee by getting there when we did. I would not ever pay for this experience. It was a low light. :-)