Is it by chance
That the radiance of the sun brings such a sweet touch to the skin?
Or that our planet works so in sync,
Everything working together to accomplish something greater.
The sight I see with the combination of rain and sunshine;
The beautiful colors all lined up in the sky,
The rainbow they call it, cannot be by chance.
Is it by chance that the aroma of the orange blossoms
Is so blissful to the nose?
I cannot look at the beauty of this world
And not see my Creator in it.
Every detail is so exact.
Everything functioning perfectly.
The very trees and rivers
Exclaim the praises of their Creator.
As I see the white fluffy clouds that could do no harm
Turn the sky into a dark vicious sight
I ponder the power of God.
To know that the wind and seas obey Him,
That the thunder roars at His command.
I cannot look at the earth in all its beauty and subtlety
And believe it’s all by chance.
I went to Lake Bonny Park for this assignment, and I stayed there for at least 40 minutes. As I sat in the park and began to look at the nature around me I began to feel overwhelmed by the beauty of nature and the creativity and power of God. As I thought back to what I learned in biology about plants, how everything works just right and every part is in plants that are needed it allowed me to see a greater beauty and more of an appreciation. To see how much care God put into making the plants.
One of the things that stood out to me a lot while I was at the park was the death among life. There were many plants with blossoms on them that were a vibrant green and among these were dead plants. Brown and lifeless (I included a picture above). I saw this as a reflection of the new life that comes with knowing Christ as Savior. Among the “dead” or the lost, we are able to be vibrant as we are filled with Christ’s love. We are able to stand out among the rest and others are able to see the beauty in us because of the transformation that comes with accepting Christ. And just as with the change of the season life and green comes to the plant again, so we can gain new life when we begin a new season and turn our lives over to Christ.
I also noticed the beauty of the sky. It’s color so perfect and refreshing. As I looked out to find its end I saw that it just continued. A massive expanse covering us. This helped me to better understand the omnipresence of God. How He can be everywhere. Never ending.
I really enjoyed this trip because just recently I had been struggling with a decision, not knowing whether or not I was doing the right thing, and as I was sitting in the park the Lord brought to my heart the words of Scripture “Peace, be still”. This reassured the confidence I have in Christ trusting that He will lead me in the right path if I live in obedience to Him daily.
Beutiful poem!
ReplyDelete"Is it by chance that the aroma of the orange blossoms
ReplyDeleteIs so blissful to the nose?"
This line of your poem really struck me because we think about smells but in this context it makes the thought (and smell) more impactful. I love that you found peace in God sitting still at the park, I love doing this and its funny that you talked about peace because it's been a reoccuring theme of my week.. haha! So it just confirms more for me so thank you for that reminder!
I really liked your poem on Is it by chance. You really do good on the arrangement of words. My walk in the park was good. I too was amazed at the dead and the living life around me.
ReplyDeleteThe bible speaks of the dead among the living. I can think of other connections of the living among the dead. In my church choir we sing a sing that says he is the living word. Jesus is life to us in this world where men are dead with the word of God. That walk in the park was a great reminder for me of life! God Bless