deer God

so i'm spending some time at camp suwannee for a couple of weeks again this summer.  and i don't think you can be here for any amount of time without taking notice of creation.  i find this especially true when i go running early each morning.  i watch the sun rise, view a visible layer of mist/dew along the fields, hear the birds chirp their morning tunes, & witness deer - up close.  ya see, i'm a city girl.  i grew up in miami where i really thought that meat just came from publix.  somewhere in the back of my mind i knew that there were animals involved, but i surely never saw them.  and now i live in nashville, where animals are around - but not usually in my neighborhood  (unless we're talking about annoying dogs...but i'll post on that another time). anyway, i often pray as i run & ask GOD to reveal himself to me.  as i've posted earlier, He has shown up in the pink sky & the beautiful trees.  but this week, i have seen Him in the deer. 

on several occasions i have witnessed a family of deer (a mama & 2 young'ns) run right across my path.  they seem pretty close to me - for wildlife - but they are skiddish as soon as i get anywhere really near them.  they run for cover & find themselves instantly camouflaged as they hit the tree line.  that is, until yesterday.  as i was running through a more isolated area, there was a young deer standing in my path ahead.  i looked at him & he at me.  i thought "GOD, he's so cool.  it's awesome to see him so close."  but, i am assuming that as i draw closer, he will flee.  however, maybe he was as curious about me as i was about him, he just stood there.  i got closer & closer & at one point he took a step backward - but no running.  i actually got to within a couple of feet of him before he decided he should go.  it was pretty amazing.  and that's when i was reminded that my GOD is also the deer GOD.  He is LORD of ALL creation & whether GOD put the curiosity in that deer's mind to check me out or just told him to stand still where he was, that deer & i shared a moment with our GOD.  i am in awe that the GOD of the universe makes moments like this possible for me...& the deer.