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Pastor's Blog

Creation Speaks Praise

Posted by Joseph Stabile

As Suzanne and I travelled the roads of Texas, Colorado and New Mexico on our recent vacation we spent a good deal of time taking in the beauty of all creation. We were blessed to spend some time in a wonderful cabin along the Rio Grande river in Colorado and view the magnificence of the the Aspens in full color. I have seen the beauty of the fall in New England and in the Ozarks but the beauty of fall in the Rockies is quite something else. As a nine on the Enneagram I just love being out in nature; mountains, rivers, trees wildlife, all renew and refresh me.

Often as we drove along, Suzanne would put on some Christian music and we would sing and praise God with voice and heart. One particular song spoke of all creation speaking forth its praise and I became aware that each and every creature, the rocks, trees, birds, deer, elk and bear, the blades of grass and the shimmering yellow of the Aspen were crying out their praise of God by just being what they were intended to be. They were happy and content to be who and what they were created to be and in the cycle of their life they offered glory and praise to the One who created them.

In those moments there was nothing for me to do but to join them in praise and glory. And so with the love of my life beside me I to raised my voice to give glory to the Creator for all that He has done in my life and let my voice mingle with all other creation that surrounded us to say Praise, Praise, Praise.

In Scripture there is a passage where Jesus is encouraged to silence the crowd shouting his praise. He replies that if he were
to silence them even the rocks would cry out. This fall I heard the Rockies cry out and couldn't help but join them. May God be forever praised!

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