Today was my break from the battle of the tarmac and ?I have to say it was a day of physical rest and spiritual. I stopped at Sorrento Centre which is an Anglican Church run resort and I had no plans to do anything today but rest and read my book. But my day was very eventful with meeting many people, learning how Dr Seuss and the bible are related as well as exploring sustainable farming and its implications to a christian based community. Not bad for a single day considering I wasn't going to do anything.
Today started out with me reflecting on something that I've not really reflected upon and that is the idea of setting a goal and then executing a plan to take it on, persevering and taking on the risks involved to achieve the goal, in my case its a goal that also takes great amount of endurance and effort in preparation as well as in implementation. What was interesting is that the message this morning at church was on Jesus walking on water and how Peter took a step out of the boat, then his fear overcame him and he sank. We in life so often have dreams and hopes that we kill because we feel that we can't do it, that "I don't have the strength, the knowledge, the lack of money, the ___ (you fill in the blank) to make it happen". When in reality its our fear that is our real stumbling block.
A song we sang today at the end reaffirmed this called Don't Be Afraid.
Don't be afraid, Gods love is stronger, Gods love is stronger then my fear. Don't be afraid Gods love is stronger and He has promised, promised to always be near.
its very simple song but it recaps what holds us all back in life, I am glad that God is part of my life and that I praise Him daily for the good things and the bad things that happen in my life as He deserves all the glory, yes even on my epic bike trip to Vancouver as I could never have done it with out my faith.
So it looks like I will be taking the Coke to Vancouver which is only 450 km (or there about) meaning I will be in Vancouver Sunday if things go according to plan. We shall see how the roads look when I get to Kamloops as there is still a lot of road ahead of me that I need to pound.
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