As I was looking through some recent pictures I shot at the (last) Buick Open this year, I came across this one.  Early in the morning I arrived to see Tiger Woods tee-off on the 1st hole. Although there was much to grab my attention, this tree caught my eye before anything else.  It was like the tree was being “washed” by nature as the dew fell off the tree and to the ground.  I began to think about the various ways in which we can be “washed.” I have experienced this in the Gulf of Mexico (my old home) on many occasions as I let nature “wash” me in the ocean.  I have hiked through the woods of Tennessee and been “washed” in a shallow creek and during a rain storm.  I have been “washed” while tubing in the Ichetucknee River in North Florida and in a fast-moving river (tubing) in Georgia.  The scripture refers to being “washed” (Acts 22:16) and in doing so, our sins will go away?  Is it that easy?  As easy (and as refreshing) as it was in the Gulf, the creek, the stream, the lake? I was baptised some years ago in the intercostal waterway (a fancy word for how 2 bodies of water connect…in this case, it connected to the Gulf).  I remember feeling as though I was “washed” as I commited my whole life to God.  Being “washed” (physically) is much like being “washed” (spiritually)…it removes the old dirt and makes us fresh.  It feels so good after being cleaned! And being “washed” is available to everyone..regardless of who you are or what you’ve done. By the way, there are NO preliminary requirements in taking advantage of this “washing.”  Just show up as you are and jump in! When’s the last time you have been “washed?”