Night on the Flint River: Accidental Journey in Knowing God

Synopsis

The following is the story of an adventure that took place not too many years ago. Pam and I and our friend Jeff had gone out intending to take a short, simple, and relaxing Sunday afternoon canoe trip on the Flint River not very far from Atlanta. Nothing turned out as we expected, however, and before long we were in trouble. There had been a drought some time before, which had killed many trees. Almost as soon as we were in the water we found ourselves entangled among their dead trunks, roots, and branches that had fallen across the river. Having decided, in spite of the obvious, to push on in hope of finding that the water would be clear farther along, within hours we were in total darkness, the likes of which I, at least, had never known before. During the long hours till the dawn that followed, I truly believed that I was living out the last night of my life. This book recounts not just what happened to us on that October 18, but also something of my interior reflections as I stumbled along in the wet blackness with my two friends, expecting to die. As for these reflections, I have learned from experience that when something happens to me that puts me in a place of danger, delight, beauty, loss, illness, accident, or pain that is as far from my ordinary experience as this night was, I need to pay attention, and to pay that attention in the presence of God. When I do, I learn things and receive gifts that I am generally aware I can learn and receive no other way.

Copyright:

1999

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

168 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780687024551

Publisher:

N/A

Date of Addition:

04/28/06

Copyrighted By:

Abingdon Press

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Sports, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs, Outdoors and Nature, Religion and Spirituality

Submitted By:

Merrill Woolnough

Proofread By:

Lena

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.