Why Isn't It Summer Yet???

I love Summer. I love warm weather, and beaches, and picnics in open fields of wild flowers. I love the feel of the sand between my toes, the smell of burgers on the grill and the sight of pick up games of basketball.

Because of all that, I have a tendency to miss out on the Beauty of God's Creation on a day like today. Today is cold, that's true, but otherwise, it's a lovely day. The Sun is shining, peeking through the clouds like some many spotlights shining down as God shows off different aspects of his creation.

If you have not had a chance to really peek at the subtleties of the world around us, take some time to do that now. Look out of a window; or, better yet, find a ray of sunshine out in your yard and get down on the grass and watch how the sun hits the individual blades, and the shadow that their ragged edges casts on the ground. Watch how every individual blade of grass casts its own individual shadow, letting just the faintest glimmer of Sunshine filter down to the ground.

Then, once you've done that, take a moment to appreciate a God who puts some much detail into Grass, and imagine how much more detail He put into you. And how much He Loves you, and cares for you. And imagine how God gets down on his hands and knees, every day regardless of the weather, and looks at how the sunlight hits your face. And imagine God yelling back at his Angels, 'Hey, come look at how the Sunshine is hitting the eyelashes of my Daughter! Look at the shadows each individual eyelash casts on her beautiful face. Come look with me and be amazed.'

And once you can imagine the God of the Universe on his hands and knees admiring you individually, take some time to thank Him for loving you as much as he does.