Sheer Delight

by Pastor Karen Runjo

I went to visit a friend recently who was outside with a 2-year-old in her garden. She’s mentioned before that he’s an ‘outside boy’ but what I got to see for myself was way beyond that!

He ran laughing across the lawns. He giggled as he spread his bare arms to run through the plants. He twirled, ran some more and expressed sheer delight as he enjoyed all things green! What a thing to witness.

I feel like Adam and then Eve must have felt like that in the Garden of Eden, discovering, delighting and rejoicing in all of God’s creation. The amazement they must have felt in the variety of creation - every quirky animal, flowering bush and fruiting tree, waterfalls and creeks, stars and planets. Every day we are surrounded by creation that is speaking to us about God 

“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world” (Psalm 19)

Prayer thought / Challenge:

Today we get to share in and experience the beautiful setting of Yatahlia Manor. Take some time to explore and take in the tranquil surroundings.

Creative challenge:

There will be some art supplies there and, of course, your phone’s camera, to capture some of God’s beauty seen in his creation at our picnic spot today.