Blessed are we who live in this sanctuary called Earth, and those able to see and experience all its boundless wonders
It is of God’s own making, and He made it exceedingly well
How fortunate is the family of mankind to dwell in this house, and to have been born into this place of beauty and comfort
It is a temple of God’s creation fashioned for us to live in, along with all the multitudes of life
Blessed is the entire family of plants and creatures that dwells here. We are all a part of earth’s character, born of this creation
Each of us are linked together as a family in this world, sprouting forth on the surface of this planet
We are cast into orbit around our star, the Sun;
Lost among a million stars, but not unknown, as we swirl within our Milky Way
And rise outward, along with an untold numbers of other galaxies, within this universe of unsearchable length, depth, and time
It is all His making
It is all that we know of
Even if we could think of what lies beyond the distant boundaries of all we know, He would be there, as its creator and as it’s Spirit
Blessed are we who have life, how lucky indeed, are we to experience this miracle and see, touch, and feel all the wonders that life allows
Praise God, for His infinitely grand creation. Commend Him, for this crazy thing called life. It exists here on earth in all its incredible depth and complexity
Glorify our God, because we have life amidst this beautiful world
Life is precious, it is fragile, and exceedingly rare. There is no other place that we know of where it even exists
We believe some simple primitive forms may possibly live somewhere else, but we have not seen them yet, despite all our searching
The universe is wondrous, but it is also an exceedingly harsh place, to find somewhere else that is as soft and hospitable as earth may never happen
How far away will such a place be if one even exists?
God sent His own Son into this place as a gift to Earth’s current apex species, so that we might not die, as every form of life eventually does, but that we might have eternal life
And so that we could have a pathway through faith in Jesus Christ to live on past our present life, the miracle that it is, and live in the presence of God, the very maker of all we know that exists
It begins through faith in Him who made us and by our love and praise for all that He has done
It comes by glorifying Our God and His Son through the very expression of our life
For He is worthy, because there is nothing that is greater than Him
Praise God for His creation and for the gift of salvation through our faith in Him. 9/17/2021