There's nothing like a change of scenery. One of my most memorable motorcycle trips was to the mountains of north central New Mexico. While riding through the Santa Fe National Forest, it started to rain and we took a short break just after passing the Valles Caldera to batten down the hatches. Riding through the mountains is pure bliss, and riding in the rain is actually fun too, so this was an experience like no other. I actually felt sorry for the people in cars. BOOOORING. Trips like this are the antidote for stale living. A person must have a spirit of adventure to truly enjoy life, to remain vibrant and creative and full of wonder.
I would suggest that the same is true in our walk with Christ. How disappointing it is to hear the same wooden prayers being recited by passionless preachers or the same patterns for worship being employed to the point of numbness. I'm not calling for abandoning fundamental truths, but for the sake of keeping our relationship with Christ in "Spirit and in Truth", I certainly am calling for the abandonment of stale Christianity. Why do the Psalms implore us many times to "sing a new song?" Why does God lament that people honor Him with their lips, but their hearts are far from Him? We should keep in mind that a change of scenery is not only nice, but necessary. We should sing a new song, find a new place to pray and pray in a voice that is our own, not filled with "Christianese". We should learn again to be filled with wonder as we read the Scriptures.
Our God is not a robot or a mystical god to be approached with special formulas and models. He is the Creator of all, infinitely creative, the Maker of music and art and language and color. Let us worship and serve Him in the "splendor of His holiness."
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