Alive: Lent DevotionalsSample

Alive: Find beauty

There is a silver birch tree in my backyard, tall and lovely. It is autumn as I write this, and its leaves are touched by the golden wonder of the season.

By the end of the year, the branches will be bare. Then, in the spring, a host of buds will appear before it bursts into an applause of green.

This tree helps me, in a small way, to know God better. I can sense the fertile and gleeful mind that created it. It is only a tree – one of trillions upon the Earth. But it is also a miracle of beauty – one of trillions upon the Earth.

If we are to know life in all its fullness, we need to re-wonder ourselves – to immerse our souls in the beauty of creation. To do that, we need to pay attention, to step back, and to be still.

Prayer:

Dear God,

Open my eyes to the beauty around me. Help me to notice the wonder of Your creation. And through it, teach me more about You. Amen.

Author: Gideon Heugh, Tearfund