Snow! Yay!
I wrote that sarcastically.
I’m like a lot of adults who don’t like snow because we have
to drive in it, shovel it and sometimes slip and fall in it. But I’ve decided
to take a more positive look at snow, to marvel at it, and try to become more
childlike in my view. Snow is, of course, part of God’s
creation, which glorifies Him and teaches us something about His Kingdom
and His endless glories.
This is how the snow speaks to me of God:
The grandeur of His beauty.
The magnificence of a glistening snow over everything in sight is
undeniably beautiful, even if we shiver while we admire it.
His perfection, even in the smallest
things. How amazing in detail is a
tiny snowflake. But we tend to overlook it because it is so small. We have
to stop and take a look or we miss out. That is true about most of the
little things in life. We need to pause to appreciate them. The snowflake
also is under appreciated because it becomes lost among the millions of
other flakes that fall with it. Yet it is unique. No other is like it.
The snowflake is our reminder of our uniqueness in the eyes of God. We have
a special beauty, goodness and importance -- our unique way to glorify
God.
His hidden mysteries. The
cold starkness of snow and winter hides deeper
realities. Winter is a season of our lives, especially
our spiritual lives. The sunshine, like God’s consolations, sometimes
seems far away. He may ask us to go dormant for a while, to rest in Him.
But during this time, He makes us grow and refreshes us. There
can still be peace and beauty in this part of our lives, just as
there is peace and beauty in the bare trees and sharp air of winter.
And when everything in nature is stripped bare, we can see things we never
noticed before.
His closeness to children.
Spend some time with children in the snow. They will remind you that snow can
be fun and teach you how to wonder in His creation.
My kids always love the snow mountain that plow trucks
create at the center of our cul-de-sac. One son discovered that the snow
was shaped into a chair at the top, his throne as king of the
mountain. Moments earlier he showed me a spot in our yard where
the snow looked like dragon scales.
Lord, give me the eyes of a child, to find awe and
joy in everything! Help me to see You!
Inspired
by this Year of Faith we will be posting columns like this from Susan Szalewski
about exploring and/or deepening our faith. Watch for it on
Thursdays.
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