Approach Your Day With Beauty

Approach Your Day With Beauty
by Barbara Chadwick

Psalm 34:12 (The Message)

"Who out there has a lust for life! Can't wait each day to come upon beauty!"

What a way to approach your day - looking for beauty!

Some friends came into Juneau on a cruise ship and we went sight-seeing with them. We saw the Mendenhall glacier, of course, then showed them our church (so that when they pray for us they can visualize our work) After that we went to the top of Mt. Roberts on the Tram where we had lunch. It was a sunny day (can you believe it!) so we had a glorious view. On the way down we saw eagles and a mama bear with one of her cubs munching on some roots. So for Cheechakos it was an outstanding day!

"He puts a smile on my face. He's my God." Psalm 42:11b (The Message)

Could you capture on a camera the essence of the smiles of friends when they meet, the joy of discovering their journey, the blessing of the fellowship that follows?

"How exquisite your love, O God." Psalm 36:7 (The Message)

After leaving them we visited a family with a brand new baby. Is there anything more precious than this tiny miracle from God? The pride and love on the mother's face was too sweet to

behold.

The beauty of God's creation - how awesome! Look at Psalm 96:2, 5 & 12b (The Message)

"Sing to God a brand new song! Earth and everyone in it, sing! Sing to God - worship God! For God is great and worth a thousand Hallelujahs. Put every tree of the forest in the choir."

Don't you love that idea!

So, let us look every day for God's beauty in His creation, in our friend's faces, in the work He gives us to do and in new life. Let us say with the Psalmist, (Psalm 92:1-2) "What a beautiful thing, God, to give thanks, to sing an anthem to You, the High God! To announce Your love each daybreak, sing Your faithful presence all through the night."

What a way to end your day, remembering the beauty God provided during that day!