Ah, the carnival´s in town. The Ferris wheel revolving, strobe lights blinking on ride after ride. The smell of popcorn and cheeseburgers. Cotton candy. Games and prizes. People of every shape, color and age.
But if you choose to walk between the trailers and out into the field, twilight is deepening and the grass is wet with dew. A rising mist blurs the muted colors of autumn trees. A crescent moon hangs above the violet horizon.
Breathe deep and look up to see points of starlight in a velvet sky. The carnival´s calliope sound fades.
My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. John 14:27
The earthly world constantly clamors for attention. Gaudy, enticing, flavorful, engaging. But if we turn our focus away from its enticements now and again, we rediscover the scope and peace of God´s eternal reality, always surrounding us, always available.