Scripture Reading: Glorify the Lord in the dawning light. Isaiah 24:15
Dressed for warmth and walking the path by memory, I crept through the pre-dawn
darkness to sit at a quiet place in Michigan's north woods. I settled at the
base of a 60-foot white pine, got comfortable, and joined the silent forest. As
day began to break, discernible shapes emerged from the darkness. Inch by inch
the dawn appeared, and with it came the awakening of the forest.
Here and there birds began to sing. A flock of majestic geese flew low to the
horizon, punctuating the sky with their busy conversation. A doe and her fawns
moved soundlessly along the pine break. A red squirrel stared at me and flicked
his tail.
How could I experience the majestic panorama of God's creation and not praise
Him? Quietly I did so, but my mind was shouting glory to His name for all the
angels to hear. Yet, compared with the giant beech trees, lacy cedars, whip-thin
poplars, and leafy ferns, my praise seemed insignificant.
What could my words add to the wonder of the perky chickadee and the
fleet-footed rabbit?
The author of Psalm 148 understood that all nature reflects the Creator's power
and greatness. On that cool fall day I was privileged to join creation in
glorifying God by dawn's early light. The wonders of creation point to our
wonderful Creator.