This morning I witnessed a 75% solar eclipse. I marveled at how bright it was with only a quarter of the sun’s light getting through. It’s incredible to me that we can predict these occurrences down to the minute all because God’s workmanship is so precise.
God created the sun and moon to move exactly the way they do. And they will keep doing that until He tells them to stop.
Every night I can look out into the vast expanse of space and wonder about the Being who created all that. How far does it go? What is out there? Did He create it all just so we could wonder about its mysteries and dream of ways to explore it?
There are so many wonders of this world. The deep trenches of the oceans. Nanoparticles and quarks and spaces between them. Even our own bodies hold mysteries we are far from understanding. I think God created all these things because He loves us and delights in seeing His children explore and uncover secrets about His creation and therefore learn about Him. He gave us curiosity and loves hearing our joyful cries of “Eureka!”
I loved exploring the natural world around me as a small child. I would spend entire days just observing and analyzing little bits of creation. I pounded small rocks into sand to examine all the different colors that came out. I would watch how a spider would make a web and how the dew would turn the strands into jewels in the morning sun. And I remember one rare evening when we saw the aurora borealis in southern Wisconsin and marveled at the colorful undulating lights.
If God’s creation is this wonderful, God must be so incredibly amazing. He clearly loves beauty and mystery and detail and wonder. Everywhere I look, I see His love.
Dear God,
Thank you so much for the majestic and intimate wonders you have prepared for me to discover in your creation. I don’t thank you enough for the gifts of discovery and beauty I open every day. Thank you! Keep my eyes open to see your hand in all of it and return to you with gratitude.
CamDevo 