I had a great day today. Nothing spectacular or earth changing, just a great day. Have you ever had the feeling that your whole world is about to change, and you are totally at peace with it?
Our worship pastor sparked a conversation this past weekend about creation. He asked us to recall a time when God revealed himself to us through his creation. I didn't respond out loud, but many of the choir members began to describe their experiences. The sky, the Grand Canyon, sunsets. One gave an awesome example of a natural "phenomena" in Colorado that I have never heard of, but sounds incredible.
I could recall many such examples, but there is one example that (to me) should leave even the hardest heart out there reeling in awe. It's the design of our universe, that's all. Every drop of space and matter is made of protons and electrons spinning around each other, and that is the basis for everything. I think about how every living thing depends on the millions of other living things for survival, and that if any part of the system is weakened, all the other parts are effected. I think about how the universal concept seems to be rotation, from the tiniest said protons and electrons to the solar systems that rotate around the stars. How any human alive can look at this universe and not acknowledge an intelligent creator baffles me.
I'll give one more example before I turn in. And this time I'll bring it in on a smaller scale. I had a creation revelation while snorkeling a few weeks ago. That was my first time and I found myself in awe of the spectacular ecosystem just below the surface of water. At first, you notice the schools of larger fish swimming in sync. But as you focus in on the rocks, all kinds of living organisms come into the picture. Tiny brilliantly colored fish, bottom feeders, crabs, fish that match the color of the sand and you don't notice them until they move, and I'm sure so much more than that. I felt like a little girl. It really made me realize how much I still have to experience, all that I don't know, and how much more there must be out there.
It's a great question, when was the last time God revealed Himself to you throughHis creation?
Whenever we go to the Marina to eat, I look out at the water and have a wonderful feeling of peace. I'm thinking of having Joe's birthday dinner there (he'll turn 60 on Sept. 24).
ReplyDeleteWater is so important. So many people die every year for lack of water. So many villages need wells. Awhile back FBC collected $3,000 to dig a well for a village in Africa. I was blessed that Joe let me give a good deal of it. OK, that's getting off-topic.
My answer is that water, a large body of water, always shows me the majesty and creativity of God, how he thought up rain and waterfalls and underground springs.
For the first year after Izabell was born, I would just look at her and try to figure out how God did that. Was she real? Was she really mine? I felt like the first person to ever have a baby. Like it had never happened to anyone else. There are so so so many beautiful creations on our earth. I love clouds and flowers and, like kathy, water. But God has never revealed Himself to me like He did when He created Izabell Diane Murray.
ReplyDeleteI agree that babies are probably the greatest example of God's awesome creativity!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't wait to have my babies and find out WHO THEY WERE!