Sea Turtle
There is something very special about inter species contact. You know, God, on Friday while I was swimming off of Sans Souci a turtle — just about this big — appeared almost underneath me. BIG SURPRISE! But after I had recovered I followed her — at a respectful distance — captivated. Fish are nice, but sea turtles are more like us. Is that why they are so fascinating?
I watched for several minutes and much to my surprise she came up to the surface to breathe seven or eight times. Most of the turtles I have followed seem to breathe maybe every two or three minutes. (I “checked” that on google and they can go much longer on a single breath.) Anyway, I had the feeling that the turtle had just “awakened” and was replenishing her air supply. Seeing her head lifting briefly out of the water was enchanting. . . and evocative.
It made me think about the ways I might be like a sea turtle. Is prayer time — or meditation time — the equivalent of a breath of air? Are we, like turtles in two worlds? AT LEAST TWO. Your Kingdom. Your Spirit the very Breath of Life — yet, we only dimly realize our need to breathe. Hmmm. I swim / snorkle in the shallows. Near Shore. I am not a scuba diver — out in the deep — with the creatures of the deep. And that pretty well describes my visits into Your Kingdom.
Am I satisfied with that? Gosh, God. I don’t even swim when the jelly fish are out — in that period after the full moon. Timid! I am TIMID. Well, scared is a more accurate word. And the chances of my going scuba diving are small. But, yes, I would like to venture further into Your Kingdom. Make that a LITTLE further. But, As You wish, God. As You wish.
Story teller,
A Moment with God 
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