Been on holiday in France and managed a couple of geocaches whilst I was away. They are a really nice addition to a day out or an evening activity instead of watching the telly or playing games. Also, I’ve been looking up some of the references Jesus made in the Bible to hidden treasure: unsurprisingly they all seem to relate to the Kingdom of God.
One of the caches I did whilst away was at the Louvre museum. There’s one hidden near the giant glass pyramid that featured in the Da Vinci Code film (by the way – Angels & Demons is good too, so go and see it). Paris was crammed with people, even though it’s not quite full blown tourist season, and the Louvre courtyard was crammed with people. There must have been about 1,000 people there, and there was me trying to extract, supposedly in an unnoticeable way, a hidden geocache in front of 1,000 muggles (muggles are those not into geocaching – also something to do with Harry Potter; the newest film I have yet to see).
So there I was, as a shortie, clambering up the walls of the Louvre museum to reach up to this cache. What a kid! Hopefully not one of the 1,000 people saw me (or else they thought ‘what is this nut doing climbing the walls!’). I believe that if you do something openly in broad daylight with lots of bottle hardly anyone will notice.
One of the caches I did whilst away was at the Louvre museum. There’s one hidden near the giant glass pyramid that featured in the Da Vinci Code film (by the way – Angels & Demons is good too, so go and see it). Paris was crammed with people, even though it’s not quite full blown tourist season, and the Louvre courtyard was crammed with people. There must have been about 1,000 people there, and there was me trying to extract, supposedly in an unnoticeable way, a hidden geocache in front of 1,000 muggles (muggles are those not into geocaching – also something to do with Harry Potter; the newest film I have yet to see).
So there I was, as a shortie, clambering up the walls of the Louvre museum to reach up to this cache. What a kid! Hopefully not one of the 1,000 people saw me (or else they thought ‘what is this nut doing climbing the walls!’). I believe that if you do something openly in broad daylight with lots of bottle hardly anyone will notice.
And whilst researching Jesus’ comments about hidden treasure, it struck me that, once again, geocaching is like the Kingdom of God:
Jesus was right when he said ‘I praise you Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.’ Luke 10:21
I can’t help it – I love being child-like, it’s so releasing. And it opens your eyes to the kingdom of God. So come on – find your inner self, be a child and meet with God!
Thousands of people have heard about the Christian faith but don’t see it in
action, or dislike what they have seen. The real Kingdom of God is taking
place right under their noses, but they are missing it, because it’s sometimes
so obvious. They might even be doing it or participating in it themselves,
but not even realise it.
Jesus was right when he said ‘I praise you Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.’ Luke 10:21
I can’t help it – I love being child-like, it’s so releasing. And it opens your eyes to the kingdom of God. So come on – find your inner self, be a child and meet with God!
