One incredible experience my team was blessed to have was witnessing the synchronized fireflies early in the summer.

This is a natural phenomenon that occurs only two places in the world: areas of the Great Smoky Mountains and a certain region in Asia.

For a period of a couple weeks each summer, a certain species of fireflies fill areas in the park and light up at the same time as soon as it gets dark.

As I watched these beautiful creatures, God conversed with me about His Divine Mystery, true worship, the beauty of community, and God’s love for all creation.

Jennifer R., Great Smoky Mountain National Park, 2014