'Its leaves were beautiful...' (Daniel 4: 12)
(My sister's skilled photography)
I love all the seasons, but autumn has to be one of the most beautiful. I was walking through the park recently, and struck for the first time just how diverse leaves are. God was not just creative with humans. He made variety within Nature too.
As I walked through the park, the leaves I could see on the ground would suddenly change. One moment it would be large fan-like orange leaves, the next small spiky ones. Some of the really bright yellow leaves created the effect of sunlight falling on the path. Stunning.
Thank you God for the beauty and difference within Nature. Thank you for giving us the emotions to appreciate it and worship you for it.
'And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets"' (Habakkuk 2:2)
This might seem like a funny one, but I think that even the way we write contain reasons we may thank God.
Watching a child move from the large spiky letters they can manage as they start learning to write, onto neat and flowing handwriting can make us thankful that God gave us the brains to learn how to communicate with each other, how to hold and move a pen in such a way that the patterns it draws actually mean something.
We can also appreciate the way each person has such a unique style of handwriting.
Perhaps you may know someone's style so well that you can smile in pleasure when you see an envelope come through the door because you can see it's from them.
God, thank you that You did not make us all uniform clones with no differing personality or appearance. You made us different and diverse, even down to the way we write.
Thank you Creator!
'Neither shall there be...pain anymore' (Revelation 21:4)
I know, like many things, people can come too dependent on them.
But I, personally, am grateful to God painkillers were invented. Because when a bad headache or something worse makes it hard for you to work properly, it's good to be reminded, that one day pain will not just be soothed by drugs.
God will remove it completely.
No more pain.
Ever again.
Thank you God!
'The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.' (John 1:5)
(Yeah, I know, taking the verse out of context ;)
It's that time of year again. Remember, remember...
Remember that Parliament wasn't blown up and the country is not under the influence of a religion which does not believe we are saved by faith alone.
Remember God gave man creative minds to create fantastic fireworks.
Remember that there beauty can never compare to the beauty of Heaven.
Remember...and be thankful.
