GOD'S CREATIVITY IS AWESOME!

This past week I had two walks that showcased God’s awesome creation:

Wednesday:  I walked with my sister Ruth and her husband John from their house in San Pedro, CA to the Cabrillo Beach pier. Every few steps we greeted people as we passed palm trees, houses facing the Los Angeles harbor and lots of cars.  There were  people fishing from the pier and across on the jetty were hundreds of pelicans also preparing to swoop down to fish out of the ocean.  Thousands of sea gulls proudly strutted around. A huge machine raked the beach, cleaning up the sea weed and other debris the waves had washed up overnight. It was foggy so we heard fog horns in the distance and the slosh of kayaks nearby. It was already in the 80’s on the way to high 90’s with humidity at 78 percent! It seemed like I could feel the air. I was already sweating at sea level!

On the way home I commented that God’s creativity is awesome!  This busy beachfront scene contrasted sharply to the scene out our windows in the Colorado mountains and to the desert and the Grand Canyon we flew over on the flight to Los Angeles. I don’t believe a “Big Bang” could have given us such diversity and beauty!

Saturday:  My husband Kenneth and I walked up Mic Mac street to Flathead drive. (On the way back I decided they named it Flathead drive in order to keep from being overly serious! Because it is straight up!) He continued to Elk Horn drive and Ottawa Way then home.  I, however, not being conditioned like he is, turned around to come home after one mile! 

My sneakers crunched on the rocky dirt streets. I heard the wind in the pines and the shushing of the aspen leaves shaking in the cool breeze. I passed a brook gurgling down the hill. A deer made its way through the forest cracking a limb on the forest floor. Little chipmunks scampered over the boulders. White clouds wafted by in a deep blue sky. There was no one else walking and I heard no other voices.  It was a beautiful tranquil scene.  It was 55 degrees on the way to 65 and 10 percent humidity in this almost 9,000 feet thin air. My heart was getting a good workout but I was cool.

I reflected on the difference of this Colorado mountain morning to the walk to the CA beach.  Isaiah says,  This is what the God the Lord says – He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all that comes out of it, who gives breath to its people and life to those who walk on it…  Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them. Let the desert and its towns raise their voices… Let them shout from the mountaintops. Let them give glory to the Lord and proclaim His praise in the islands. Isaiah 42:5; 10-12