Friday, June 29, 2007

Captivated by God

If God was an artist, what kind would he be?
Would he be a poet, captivating our hearts with every sonnet
Would he be a painter, capturing our soul with every stroke
Would he be a musician, composing the symphony of our lives
Would he be a sculptor, carving us out in the gospel

God is all of these
For poetry is a reflection on paper of what God has spoken to our hearts
A great painter could spend all his life trying to paint something as beautiful as one of God’s sunsets
Music is the translation of our soul crying out its deepest desires
Sculpting is trying to take something as beautiful as creation and make it more beautiful

We think there is no God and how could he exist but open your eyes and look around at the beauty you’ve been created into. The world is beautiful because God is beautiful and loves us enough to show his face on everything around us…from the beautiful ballad of crickets at dawn to the captivating sunset after a thunderstorm. God is here.