Californians ask; "Why should we sit in church on a Sunday when God is walking on water out there?"

"In the West, Nature seems to carry the whole thrust of the Divine. Established religions have a very shallow footing in the West. It is as if the California experience of religion is affective, entering into you in a physical way . . .

Especially in the coastal region, where there is the great drop-off point and the intensity of the sea, sustained church-going is difficult. Why should we sit in church on a Sunday when God is walking on water out there?"

William Everson
Poet and former monk

Photos: (Top) Flowers and Trinidad Lighthouse: (Second) Patrick's Point State Park, CA; (Third) Sunset, Redwood National Park, CA; (Bottom) Seacoast, Redwood National Park, CA; July 25-27, 2015