Use Your Senses to Encounter God

Whitney Hopler

The softness of an animal's fur. The harmonic music of an orchestra. The fragrance of your favorite flower. The vision of a multicolored sunset. The taste of freshly baked bread. You've likely enjoyed these experiences, thanks to the senses God has given you. And if you seek the Creator of all you can touch, hear, smell, see, and taste, you can encounter not just God's creation, but God Himself.

Here are some ways you can draw closer to God by using your senses to encounter Him:

Adapted from A Sensual Faith: Experiencing God Through Our Senses by Ian Price, copyright 2000 by MediaCom Education, Inc. Published by Wood Lake Books, Inc., Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, www.joinhands.com.

Rev. Ian Price is a minister of the Uniting Church in Australia. In addition to serving three parishes, he has served as chaplain to a theological college where he taught liturgy and worship.

Which of your senses - touching, hearing, smelling, seeing, or tasting - do you enjoy the most, and why? How have you used your senses to encounter God? How did one of those experiences draw you closer to Him? Visit the Books Forum to respond, or read what others have to say. Just click on the link below.

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