Psalm 19

"The heavens are telling the glory of God;
and the firmament proclaim his handiwork."
Psalm 19:1

One of the privileges of these past six weeks for me has been the opportunity to stop and pay attention to the world around me. Doing photography rather than just taking pictures has forced me to look at the world around me with an eye for detail. Detail in the colors in the sky and the texture of everything from flowers to rocks have now become important in new ways. That detail has brought me an even deeper appreciation for God's work in creation. The work that God is doing is not done however. What amazes me is that each day the details are different. The mountain or rock might have been here for millions of years but yesterday and today they do not look the same. The clouds change the way the light shines on things, the vantage point from which I see things changes, and all of it makes it new again when I allow myself to see with God's eyes the beauty of creation. The key will be to see the world that way when I'm back in Indiana and not in the midst of the mountains that I have been in lately.