A Sanctuary Center

Aaah, this morning was a glorious morning. The sun shone bright and the air was oh-so-warm. My friend Marge and I rode hard & fast, a sub-threshold workout from Castle Rock to Larkspur and back, 35 miles through the rolling hills between Denver and Colorado Springs. At the end, we stopped at A Sanctuary Center.

The brainchild of  Jack and Sue Pfeiffer, it's a private space offering unlimited public use. Today Jack was tending the winter gardens, and he said, "One day my wife just said, 'we need to buy a piece of land' ...." And there it is. A contemplative structure and garden designed to afford passers-by the opportunity to stop, to reflect, to retreat.

For some it's a park, a picnic spot, a pit-stop. For others, it's their go-to place when there's no place to go. It's solitary, it's centering, it's serene. Best of all, it's open.

We didn't stay long; for us, today, it was a pit-stop. But as we pedaled away, I glanced back with a thankful heart. Thanks to the Pfeiffer's generosity, I am blessed to have A Sanctuary Center, just a short bike ride from my nearby life, where I can slow down, meet God in quiet stillness and find peace.