Even the rocks will cry out...

In small group this week, we watched a really cool video from Louie Giglio, one of my favourite speakers. It's called 'Symphony'.  The whole 40 minute video is great, but I've posted a small clip of it that was especially neat.  I know it's 14 minutes, I know you're busy, but this is sooooo cool.  Take a few minutes and watch it.

Assuming you're reading this after you've watched the video...pretty amazing, eh!?

For the cynics, I know Louie put those sounds together to make that song, I realize that.  But the larger picture is realizing that it's very true what the Bible says throughout the Psalms and in Luke 19:40, that "the stones will cry out" - that all of creation sings God's praise!  Louie went on to talk about the sound a snowflake makes when it hits the ground, and the sound of a flower opening in the spring...sounds that we don't hear, but that God hears and that are part of a beautiful symphony to Him - that are constantly singing to Him in praise.

Whether you're a nature person (like myself) or not, it's neat to realize that all of creation is in constant song to God.  How much more should we sing in praise?  We are concious beings who can think, reason, and understand, who can talk to God and have a relationship with Him.  Let's not let the inanimate objects out-do us.

Kayak!

So I am thrilled about my latest purchase...a kayak!!  Just bought it last week, but went out for a paddle a couple days ago and it was great!

Just to set the record straight, I'm not normally a purchaser of big-ticket items like this.  However, this was not a whim purchase, it's something I've wanted to do for a while.  I've been planning and saving since last year, testing out different kayaks and doing research to find the right one for me.  I'm so glad I put in the time because I found the perfect one!  (I was tempted to buy one last year without doing any research, and now I'm thrilled that I waited because while it was a good kayak, it wouldn't have been a good one for me).

Anyhow, as I mentioned I went out for a paddle this week.  There's something about being out on the water - away from the traffic and busyness, an escape even just for a couple of hours, where it's quiet and it's just you and nature - you and God.  A great chance to reconnect and admire God's creation.  That, and exercise are the two main reasons I bought a kayak, and I can't wait to use it a ton next summer!  I got it at a smokin' deal being the end of the season, but the only problem is that now I have to wait about 9 months before I can really use it. It's going to be torture every time I open my garage this winter!

In the end, two main points - enjoy God's creation however you do it, and never underestimate the value of taking the time to do your due research before making a big purchase.  It's worth it in the end.