Walking the Beach

I took the time today to take a really long walk on the beach. The sun was warm and the breeze was gentle and the air was fresh and not too humid. The waves were breaking on my left as I walked down the beach and on my right on the walk back. They were active but not violent and often washed up over my feet as I walked along. On this walk I was listening to my Christian music with my Ipod and trying not to sing conspicuously as I walked along with people around me. I was deep into thought about my wife Marsha. At bible study today heaven became a focus for part of the discussion and in particular if we will recognize people from this life when we get to heaven. My friend said why does it matter to us, and I said I take comfort from the thought of seeing Marsha again. I don't know if I will or won't see her again but it is true I take comfort from the thought of seeing her again. My walk on the beach was spent processing that idea. I guess in this walk I came to the conclusion that there is nothing wrong with taking comfort that I will see Marsha again if it helps me today. You see I think at my best on a walk is like that. The steps are pretty automatic and the pace seems to fall into a biological rhythm. Thinking which is natural to me anyway often becomes even more productive on a walk. I don't think we were made for cars, planes and airplanes. We need to go for a walk or two. Problems might be a lot smaller and solutions a lot better if we did.