A Walk in the Forrest

Well leaves have been raked and the grass cut for the last time this season. Recently my grandsons came to visit and Zakri the youngest and I took a walk along the path behind my home and in my subdivision…it is the “forest” according to little Zak. I took my camera along and took some pictures of him enjoying our walk with the dog and then he wanted to take some pictures. I told him to look around and tell me what you see…of course he said pretty quickly “just trees and leaves”. As we walked along I kept saying to him use your imagination and tell me what you see. It was pretty neat seeing how God suddenly opened his eyes and his mind to see other things…like the colors and the small water fall with leaves floating along and the beauty of the trees as they “let their leaves fall”. Some were falling on us as we walked. I was reminded of how God always brings out His glory even in death. Everything around us was dying and yet beauty was everywhere. I am attaching a couple of neat photos Zak took, using his imagination.

There is always something God has done for us if we will just pause and look. This past Thanksgiving was a time of fellowship (actually one of the core values of our church) with family, friends and with God. It is a time of remembering what He has done for us. One of our recent Sunday morning sermons was about being restored by God and a silent cardboard testimony was had…very impactful but again allowing us to see how God is able to snatch victory from apparent defeat and death…yes we serve a God who really cares and loves each of us. Ok, now back to my yard…now the leaves are gone I see that plants needs pruning…aah back to the reality of yard work…even in the mist of death…no beauty! Decorating for Christmas….it’s here already???