Saving the Rain

Just got done building and setting up a Rain Collection system that is attached to the down spout on the back end of my house.  The idea is that you collect the rain and save it for your garden when there is no rain.  It saves on water.  If you get a moment, listen to "The Refuge City Radio, Episode 8-Saving the Rain".  But I wanted to add this thought along with the picture. 

There are lots of different kits and barrels one could spend a lot of money on, and they would work great, but this little system I set up cost me next to nothing.  I put it together out of things that I already had in my garage and much of that was given to me.  My point is that when it comes to spending time with Jesus, one is not required to jump through all kinds of religious hoops or even go through the normal processes that the Church has traditionally done.  God has already deposited in each of us the capacity to be intimate with Him.  As it is in my case, this path to intimacy and anchoring our hearts in Jesus Christ may not look very tidy.  Your devotion to the presence of God may be coupled with a setbacks, bumpy rides, massive mistakes, and characterized by a fuzzy interference even of a sunny day.  However, you are still saving the rain and that is what it is all about.

Bless you all, Dave