Sunday – Poetry

Reading – Psalms 120-124

Highlight Verse:

“I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭121‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I’m at the edge of the mountains as I write this.

Yesterday afternoon, I went for a hike up what felt like a mountain to a place deceptively called Ladybug Lookout.

Mountain goats take one look at the last 50 feet of that trail and say, “No thank you!”

Not being of the mountain goat persuasion, I went for it.

While I scrambled up those rocks, I had the audacity to think, “At least I have good cell service up here if I get hurt.”

When I got to the top, I could clearly see the Garden of the Gods, a stunning collection of red rock formations, and the surrounding ridges and hills with Peaks Pike looming above.

I hear people say that these ridges were formed millions of years ago by the forces of plate tectonics that raised Pikes peak, tilting these ridges exposing the different colors of sandstone that wore into these beautiful shapes.

Personally, I believe God created them this way.

But even if He chose to use plate tectonics to create them, it was His artistic touch that made them beautiful.

He didn’t have to infuse them with the elements that made those amazing colors.

He didn’t have to give us the ability to see 100 million different colors.

He didn’t have to supply the right amount of erosion to create those amazing shapes.

But He did.

My dad was an atheist for most of his life.

After seeing enough of the amazing beauty of creation, he finally came to accept that there must be a Creator.

If God has the ability and imagination to create this amazing planet, He can help when we call out to Him with our needs as well.

When is the last time you got out to enjoy God’s creation?
How did it inspire you?