May God go with me on vacation? Does God really leave – he has the necessary? – Nonsense – God does not make any holiday!
I think the thoughts are entitled. And who is of the opinion, God would never take a vacation, indulges in a deception. For that is just as nonsensical, than you might think, God lives in the church building and is only there to make. Of course he is in the services in our midst. But – Hand on heart, why, he should sit the whole week there and wait for the next Sunday? And why should not he be in the holidays with this? To me it is a constant companion and I met him on vacation also frequently.
Maybe not necessarily in the Sunday worship (which can sometimes turn out well), but surely in every flower, the rustling of the trees, in the spray of the waves, the whirring and buzzing of insects, the murmur of the brook, in the heady scent of the strange environment, etc in the fresh mountain. But especially in the encounter with new, I previously unknown people.
Whether one is on vacation these days, or, you can arrange to meet with God. Workplace as well as in the car, the bus or train, on the plane, im More, in the mountains, in der fremden Stadt, in the jungle or on a sandy beach. He is always there and is looking forward, if we spend our time with Him a little.
(CP)
