THE BEAUTY OF NATURE IS GOD's GIFT TO US

"What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very imperfectly, and that must fill a thinking person with a feeling of humility. This is a genuinely religious feeling that has nothing to do with mysticism"
~Albert Einstein

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.  Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.  There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.  Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.  Psalm 19:1-4

The tulip and the butterfly

Appear in gayer coats than I:

Let me be dressed fine as I will,

Flies, worms, and flowers exceed me still.

~Isaac Watts

"Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed"-~Mahatma Gandhi

“There was a magic about the sea. People were drawn to it. People wanted to love by it, swim in it, play in it, look at it. It was a living thing that as unpredictable as a great stage actor: it could be calm and welcoming, opening its arms to embrace it's audience one moment, but then could explode with its stormy tempers, flinging people around, wanting them out, attacking coastlines, breaking down islands. It had a playful side too, as it enjoyed the crowd, tossed the children about, knocked lilos over, tipped over windsurfers, occasionally gave sailors helping hands; all done with a secret little chuckle” 
― Cecelia Ahern --

Nature is the art of God.  ~Thomas Browne, Religio Medici

There are so many gifts of God all around us. We may not even realize it until we truly consider our blessings. We have God's gifts of family, friends, and neighbors. God has given us the gifts of butterflies, hummingbirds, flowers and all the beauty and wonders of nature. Above all Jesus Christ is the greatest Gift of God. THANK YOU LORD for loving us unconditionally.