Second Day of Thanks

Today I am thankful for the beauty of the world! Driving home from work the sky was filled with such a wonderful sunset - not grandiose and spectacular, but gentle and soft, pinks and blues and purples resting on every horizon. It felt as though the sky was almost close enough to touch, as though it were drawing near like the blanket you pull around yourself just before you drift off to sleep.

When I think about how every night there is another sunset, different from every other one that came before it, I am in awe of the God who crafted them. He didn't form the world merely so that it would function effectively; He designed it so that in the very act of performing those essential functions it would radiate with beauty and wonder.

So in addition to being thankful for all the beauty that fills creation, I am also thankful that our God is one who could and would create in the way that He did! He is truly wonderful - more beautiful than we can fully comprehend - and it is His beauty and wonder that is reflected in the world that He made.