"When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained; What is man that You take thought of him, And the son of man that You care for him?" Psalm 8:3-4
Beloved, the Lord has seen fit to bring all who embarked on the cruise to Alaska back home safely. A good time of fellowship, family and blessed rest was had by all as well as no small amount of food (you know what I'm talking about if you have ever been on a cruise)!
One of many things that struck me was the beauty of God's creation. The majesty of the mountains, the depths of the fjords, the beauty of the thousands of waterfalls and the complexity of His many creatures. It put me in mind of the fact that we all need to stop and take time to smell the flowers. So often we take God's goodness for granted as we rush to and fro pursuing work, education, relationships, entertainment and the like without ever stopping to take a look around and notice what God has done and is doing. Certainly we had plenty of opportunities to do this last week, but it can and should be done at any time wherever we are because God's masterful work is never hidden. It is apparent to any who would even look at a blade of grass in more than a passing way.
In the midst of this Eden, he placed man. And while it is easy to feel small when compared to such immensity, we should never feel insignificant. From the smallest atom to the greatest galaxy, it was all spoken into existence by our Creator and Father for His greatest creation, mankind. This should fill us with awe of Him rather than ourselves and should cause us to pause, appreciate and say "Thank you Lord."
Rejoicing in the Lord,
Lee
P.S. I did not know if the picture I wanted to include as part of today's post would make the transition through the group distribution so I included the link to my photography website where the image is housed. It is called "God's Morning" and is a sunrise captured early Sunday Morning just south of Juneau, Alaska. While you are on the site, feel free to look around for more examples of God's handiwork captured digitally.
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