The Grass Is Greener

 

...He makes the grass grow

        on the hills.

                 Psalm 147. 8

(His power, provision and Presence

   are evident even in what

we take for granted

  and rarely notice.

We are surrounded literally

by intricate details

   and ordinary elements of life

that sustain us

      in unrecognized

      and essential ways

    on the most ordinary days.

We barely acknowledge

  the extraordinary as from Him,

let alone the familiar.)

O LORD,

Open the eyes of our hearts

  to the wonders around us,

even in what we see as lowly

    and unremarkable

    as a blade of grass.

Help us take notice

how Your loving kindness

   and steadfast love are

so incredibly designed

        in Your creation,

strategically fulfilling Your purposes

      and bringing You glory.

Everything matters to You.

            Even us.