Last night I had dinner with a friend from last year and her boyfriend, and wandering back across town in the beautiful evening, I realised something again which I think I'd forgotten for a while.
The night was full of the smell of summer, of honeysuckle and pine and a few other nice things, and the sky was so clear and deep and blue-black, and the stars were clear like pinpricks in the sky. I caught a glimpse again of what a beautiful picture God paints us every day, fulled with a thousand special and beautiful things. Its so easy to get caught up in what we don't have, have too much of, or how good things never last long enough. But God fills our life with the special so that if we stop and let us see the beauty of today we get the message. "I created this for you my son, I love you".
Last night I walked into that again, walked into the beauty of our creation. I hope I never loose that, or fail to express it. It's weird to think I'm also part of it.
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Andy, Your awareness of the beauty of creation is inspiring! I too am often thrilled and energized by nature, or God through nature. Feeling that the word 'nature' is getting a bit overdone, I have hunted for a word that captures the nurturing essence of the natural world, and I like the Maori concept of Papatuanuku - earth mother.
I wonder if you need more earthing-in-nature experiences, things to balance hours in front of the computer screen; then you might not feel so harassed by the city! It is a bit concerning to even THINK of eating silver beet from a tin; I am contemplating giving you a plant pot, some soil and some silver beet seedlings for Christmas. No gloves, you need to get the dirt under your nails...!
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