A living painting

“O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions” – Psalm 104:24

This past week, I had the chance to revel in awe at some of the Lord’s creation. My husband and I took a trip to upstate New York to visit family. While we were there, we went to the summit of Whiteface Mountain. Along the road was a palette of tree colors I had never witnessed all in one place before. Leaves with hues of gold, ruby, amber, and emerald quivered in the wind.

As we ascended the mountain and the temperature declined, another kind of tree revealed God’s handiwork. Pine trees rose from the mountain’s crest, with the sun only reaching one side of their trunks and branches. On the opposite sides, the frigid wind turned the branches white and fuzzy with frost crystals.

The trees weren’t the only natural wonders touched by the cold— icicles cascaded down the faces of the roadside cliffs, forming frozen waterfalls. Even more mesmerizing were droplets of water trickling down between the rock and the ice, creating the illusion of a moving wall.

But the scene that really took my breath away was at the crown of the mountain. We emerged at the summit to see a panorama of color, like God made a living painting. Lakes became shimmering islands in a sea of rainbow trees. Mountains rose out of a faint mist along the horizon as the afternoon sun provided a golden glow.

I can’t help but proclaim how great our God is when I see the world He has made. What a blessing it is to witness the beauty of the things created by His hands for His pleasure. This week, may you too have the chance to be awed by the work of God’s hands in the world around you.