Day 4: Church and a Long Drive

Calvary Salt Lake was wonderful, and as it turns out, this is the second Mother's Day visit to the church in two years.  We were in SLC last year for our granddaughter's graduation from the University of Utah.  

They had a worship leader that wrote a couple of very good songs that told of Jesus' love.  The "music" pastor gave the message from Luke 15--Lost and Found.  One point that stuck with us was that the Father could have disowned the son but instead took the shame of having a rebellious son--like our Father does with us all.  There was much more if you want to look the teaching up.

The drive today (about 350 miles) gave us a variety of landscapes from snow covered mountains to rocky cliffs; from irrigated farmland to barren land; evergreens to scrub brush and tumbling sage brush.  Our God is so creative and majestic.

At different times over the past few years we've driven the roads we covered today: from Salt Lake City to Cortez Colorado, through Green River and past Arches National Park and Moab. 

Wilson Arch (along highway US-191)

On those previous trips we had never encountered such wind as today.  We encountered very large dust devils that could have swallowed up our little car.  Tumbleweeds galore, some up to three feet in diameter blowing across the road with a vengeance.  We did run over several as there was no way to avoid them. A few range cattle right along side the road added to the flavor of the day.  And then the dust!  At times as we passed plowed farmland that the dust was so thick that visibility was near zero. With all that we did arrive in Cortez with no incidents.

We did finish our first audio book just before we entered Colorado at 4pm Mountain Time.

We continue to be so thankful for how the LORD is allowing us to be so blessed.  Our prayer is that we will always glorify Jesus and we are learning how to do that.  This morning we sat with another couple at breakfast at the motel.  They seemed nice enough but wanted to know about jobs and education.  We mentioned an article from Fox News and they no longer wanted to talk to us.  It reminded us to talk about Jesus and important things.  So thankful the LORD is patient as we learn how to share Him.  Then we were so blessed at church because of the kindness and love shown.