Monday, April 7
Look Around at Creation
Genesis Chapter 1 – selected verses
Let there be light.
The warmth of the sun
Twinkling stars on a summer night
A child sees a super blue moon
The colors of an ocean sunset
God called the dry land earth and the waters gathered together he called seas.
The majesty of the snow-covered mountains
The colors of the Painted Desert
The rock formations in caves large and small
The depth and breadth of the oceans
The rushing white water rapids of mountain streams
A gentle babbling brook
Let the earth put forth vegetation.
Giant Redwoods
Flaming maple leaves in the fall
A crocus peeking through the snow
The deliciousness of a homegrown tomato
Ice-cold watermelon
A yellow rose
Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures.
The mammoth blue whale
A seahorse
Catching a fish for dinner
The hatching of sea turtle eggs
And let birds multiply on the earth.
A soaring eagle
A colorful hummingbird
A crowing rooster
The first robin of spring
Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kind.
The long-neck giraffe
The fluttering butterfly
The lumbering silverback gorilla
The power of a racing horse
The majesty of a Siberian tiger
A newborn puppy
Let us make man in our image.
A newborn baby
A curious toddler
A rebellious teenager
Skin tones from pale pink to dark, dark brown
Red hair, straight hair
Creative, searching
Faithful, confused
And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.
Creator God, When I look around at your creation I am filled with awe, with curiosity and joy! I pray that I will always be a responsible steward so that generations to come may be awed, curious and joyful as they experience abundant life in your creation. Amen.
Carol Jean Barrow