How does Saul connect with at God’s Lake? Might this foreshadowing anything?

Wagamese's narrative links the soul of nature with the soul of Saul and his family. It is at God's Lake where Saul experiences a spiritual awakening at such a young age. He hears the trees whisper his name; he feels the mist in his bones; he hears the songs of the animals. I have read this book so I know it foreshadows Saul's need to return to this place much later in the story. Saul needs to connect with his soul again: his soul that he lost in the city.