Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars.Praise him, heaven of heavens, and you waters above the heavens.Let them praise the Name of the LORD; for he commanded, and they were created.[Psalm 148:3-5, BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, p. 805-806] Since I’ve been spending a lot of time in Akron for a varietyContinueContinue reading “A CALMNESS IN CASCADE VALLEY”
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THE BEAUTY OF CREATION
O LORD, how manifold are your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.[Psalm 104:25 BCP Psalter] One of the goals I set for myself when I first retired in 2020 was to improve my photography skills. I wrote about this a couple of years ago (seeContinueContinue reading “THE BEAUTY OF CREATION”
THE WONDER OF GOD’S CREATION
Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth![Psalm 8:1 NIV] There are three psalms that I frequently turn to when I need words to describe God’s creation. They are Psalms 8, 19, and 24. There are two verses in Psalm 8, with which I began this reflection, verses 3 and 4, that IContinueContinue reading “THE WONDER OF GOD’S CREATION”
