A refreshing break

Thankful for a refreshing break the last two days - at the seaside. Of course Port Dickson is not known for clean beaches....but this time round the beach in front of the hotel was clean indeed and the water looked fairly clear, not as murky as I remember in time past.....

It was easy to join the psalmists in praying the 'nature' psalms -because the trees, the water, the birds, the sunset - all 'declare the glory of God', simply and naturally. Just by being what they are, they give praise to God. A reminder that "we hallow the Father's name when we honor creation as the theatre of his presence and self-revelation. We hallow his name by these expectant, respectful attitudes, because he has endowed his creation with a symbolism which points to him."

"Let everything that has breath praise the Lord" (Psalm 150: 6) arises from the conviction that the whole reason for the world's existence is to reveal and hallow God's name.