Nature Illustration: Wilderness and Spiritual Formation

There’s a story told of a young woman named Eliza who decided to embark on a solo hike through a vast wilderness. As she trekked deeper into the forest, a sense of awe began to wash over her. The towering trees, their branches reaching towards the heavens, seemed to whisper secrets of creation itself. The sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting a mosaic of golden patterns on the forest floor, and she couldn’t help but feel small in the presence of such majesty.…