A Morning Walk 

   It’s usually dark when I take my morning walk, I’m out and back before the sun comes up.  But I slept a bit later than normal this morning.  Because of that, I was blessed with seeing an exceptionally beautiful sunrise; God’s majesty on full display.

   The beauty of this world God has created is incredible and so many people simply take it for granted.  All that He has done for us is lost on so many who think this is just the way it is, no big deal.  But it is a big deal!

   God had no need of this world and all that is in it.  He created it and everything in it out of love.  I’ve come to believe that all good things come from the love God has placed within us.  But we must open ourselves to that love and willingly and generously share it with others.  Love is not meant to be held onto but to be given away.  And the beautiful part is that the more we give away we more we are given.

   Love between a husband and wife in a sacramental marriage is, I think, as close as we will come in this world to loving as God loves.  Think of the beauty that comes from such a union.  The giving of one to another both physically and spiritually is what causes the two to become one.  From that love new life may come, a new soul.  A completely new human being created in the image of God.  From such a love also comes community with others; love shared not just within the family but with all.

   Sunrises, sunsets, new life, sharing the love of God; that’s what He intended for us.  A life that is not selfish nor full of ego, but one of giving ourselves to others in so many ways.  Life properly lived is a beautiful thing, a life of unending love, truly a blessing from God. 

In Your love is our happiness.

The beauty of creation is beyond compare.

Let us always recognize that beauty.

Giving praise and thanksgiving to You.

 

Amen