A Glorious Mountain
“Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news” (Nah. 1:15a).
About a month ago I had knee surgery. That partially explains why I haven’t posted as often as I have in the past. The recovery and the PT involved is both taxing and time consuming. That’s not an excuse, it’s just an explanation. At any rate, this morning as we were driving to this week’s PT session, I looked to the Southeast and I saw Mount Rainier. It was glorious. I’d like to say this picture was taken this morning. It wasn’t. But it is very similar, and it does capture the glory I experienced. This is the view from the valley where I live.
That got me to thinking, what a blessed world I live in! This planet could have been bald and barren. It might have been rugged and erose, one that gobbles up its inhabitants. And admittedly there are places that do that. But, far from being a bland planet, God made this world with spectacular features. A playhouse for His children!
Unfortunately, it is easy to take them for granted. For example, this glorious mountain, this Mount Rainier, this gem of the northwest, this wonder of amazement; it’s easy for us to just drive right by and not even pay attention to how special it is to live right here in the Pacific Northwest. On a clear day like today when I have an opportunity to see the mountain, I revel in it. I think, what a magnificent creator who has provided for me a paradise to play in. Don’t we call one of the visitor centers “Paradise”? Doesn’t the Wonderland Trail gird the mountain? Aren’t we blessed to live here, to see it, to experience it, to know that our creator made something special for us?
These are the musings of one with a grateful heart. I see this mountain and I know God loves me!
Look around and wonder at His creation,
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