text: do you find it easier to connect with god by spending time in nature or by reading holy books? what makes you feel more at peace with yourself and your higher power? well that's an interesting question.  i remember being young and feeling god's presence most of all out in the beauty of nature.  i am 55 now, and i still feel exactly the same way, especially if i'm alone in some lovely landscape, i very much feel his presence.  i also feel him when i read and contemplated his word (the bible), but the sweetest connection with him, i think, is out in his creation.