Aren't you just loving spring this year? Aren't the colors more amazing, the blossoms more fragrant, the trees fuller than ever? If our long winters serve any purpose, they certainly make us more appreciative than anyone on the planet when they depart and leave the world new and Eden-like. Praise God for His delectable creation!

Daily as I walk among our garden, observing the overnight growth and new blossoms, I marvel at how it all works. I don't need to be a horticulturalist, knowing all the intricacies of plant life and growth, to stand in awe at each new petal, every delicate fern, the heady scent of the lilies-of-the-valley, the growing lushness of the entire backyard. The beauty of the Lord is seen in each detail.

Psalm 104 speaks to God's creation and care of all things. Read it when you have a chance.

Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! (vs.1)

O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. (vs. 24)

May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works. (vs. 31)

If the Lord rejoices in His works, how much more should we delight in them, for their own beauty as well as for reflecting His.