God Shouting "I am Here!"

I wanted to make it home from my folks in one 11 hour drive, but alas, Pennsylvania is one giant traffic jam due to construction. And how could I be blamed for lingering at the rest stop where someone was walking a HORSE and not a dog? I made it to Lexington, Va., and then knew it was foolish to try to go any further. Everything ached, and I was beginning to make inattentive mistakes. So I headed to my favorite hotel that overlooks the mountains, facing the setting sun. I got a salad to go, parked myself in front of the sliding glass door in my 4th floor room, and watched the spectacular show that God, in His infinite kindness, put on for me. I kept the lights off as the darkness descended, and watched the sun slowly give way to first brilliant rays of yellow and orange, then muted magentas, and purples, then slowly fade to deepening blues, then finally black. The lights of the valley flickered on, and I felt peace like a river wash over me in the darkened room.

When I look upon nature, I hear God shouting, "I am here!" I don't know how anyone can gaze upon a sunset or a redwood or a waterfall or a baby's tiny perfect ear and think there is no God. I can not think of a single evolutionary advantage to appreciating beauty in one's world. To me, the fact that the world is exquisitely beautiful is proof that God IS and that He loves us. But maybe that's just me.

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Let the name of the Lord be praised now and for ever. From dawn until sunset the name of the Lord deserves to be praised. (Psalms 113:2, 3 CEVUK00)

Don't you know? Haven't you heard? Hasn't it been clear since the time of creation? God is the one who rules the whole earth, and we that live here are merely insects. He spread out the heavens like a curtain or an open tent. (Isaiah 40:21, 22 CEVDCUS06)


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