Each morning as I look out our kitchen window, I’m reminded of the beauty of our world and of all its remarkable components. I see and ponder the atmosphere, the flora and fauna, the sun, the ground, water, the microbes and we humans.
The air we breathe with the Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon
Dioxide and other essential elements and compounds is exactly what we need for
life. The cycling of the Carbon and Oxygen by plants and animals maintains a
healthy level of both.
The colors of flowers and trees and other plants is a
wonder to behold. The bright blooms attract bees and birds for pollination and
enhance our appreciation of their great varieties.
The great array of animal life, from large to small, is
enjoyable to observe. Whether it is deer grazing in the yard or squirrels
playing around, or pretty birds flying and fluttering, or even insects, we are
amazed that they are all full of life, and born to live.
And we see and feel the blessing of our sun, providing
heat and light and energy for all the life on Earth. Combined with the moon and
stars, the heavenly hosts all contribute to the stability of the Globe as it
travels through space.
We walk on the ground that supports our weight and the
dirt in which plants flourish, and we ponder the unseen gravitational forces
that hold our planet together and the topsoil which provides the nutrients that
support the growth of vegetation and our growth in turn.
We drink some water and realize its unequalled value in
all of its forms: liquid, vapor, and ice. The water cycle is an awesome gift
from God our Creator.
We can’t see the microbes because they are too small, but
they are no less important. They are as alive as the visible creatures and have
a huge role in life on earth.
In all its marvelous wonder, our Earth is not going to
last forever. Only God is eternal, and He offers to us humans the gift of
eternity. We need only to accept it, as His word, the Holy Bible has revealed
it to us.
“And God created man in His own image, and breathed into man the Breath of Life, and man became a living soul.” We humans are the epitome of life, and our living souls will continue to live forever - somewhere.
Copyright
2024 by Carl E Gustafson
