[For I always pray to] the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep and intimate] knowledge of Him, (Ephesians 1:17 AMP)
As a young girl, I dreamed of being able to breathe underwater like a fish. I was the reverse of the little mermaid – I wanted to be part of her world. One day while swimming in our local pool, I submerged, looked around and pretended to breathe. For a split second, I felt I was actually inhaling oxygen! However, it quickly became clear that I was not and could not…much to my great disappointment.
As an adult, still wanting to swim and breathe underwater, I purposed to learn how and took a scuba class from my dear friend and excellent teacher, Phil Miller. Finally one day, after studying and practicing, I put on scuba gear, put the regulator in my mouth, slipped into the depths and drew breath! After walking to the water encumbered with the weight of gear, the weightlessness in the depths relieved all tension and the weight of the surface world was quickly forgotten.
The enveloping silence and beauty of the world below the surface is wonderfully overwhelming and exhilirating…at least most of the time. There was a dive in Yaquina Bay I’ll never forget. Visibility was a few inches, and I lost sight of my dive buddy in the murky water. I was carried by the ebbing tide further than I realized – away from shore. Weightlessness in murky water messes with your sense of vertical direction, and I had to follow my bubbles to find the surface. Well, I’m writing this now, so I apparently made it back safe.
Last week, I was surprised and delighted that Elisa Morgan published one of my pieces on her blog Really. Please check it out for another amazing dive into the the depths – this time in the clear waters of Hawaii.
http://www.elisamorgan.com/#!Cathedral-Dive

I have always been drawn to deep places and their hidden mysteries and beauty. For as long as I can remember, I have yearned to know God more deeply and experience Him more fully – to beathe in a place my body can’t go and see things my eyes can’t perceive. There’s an otherworld stillness in His depths and a great mysterious beauty. His Spirit waits to teach me how and take me into the depths. So, I purpose to learn and follow Him.
Slipping into the depths of God, the encumbering weight of the world vanishes and the noise and turbulence of the surface falls silent. Tension melts away and peace floods the soul. Yet, the deeper I go the more I realize I’m still barely below the surface. For, there is no limit and no end to knowing Him more fully and experiencing the wonders of His presence more deeply and intimately. I pray for myself and for you that – the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation of insight into mysteries and secrets in the deep and intimate knowledge of Him.