looking up

I looked up as Deborah and I were walking in a new part of the city this evening and saw this roof with a cross crowning it. I asked if we could turn the corner to get a closer look. It is such a pretty building that I took this picture. As I turned to walk away I had the desire to try and capture it without the gate in front of it. I told Deborah I hoped to do so without dropping my phone because the gate was locked.

Success!

It is an even more beautiful building without anything blocking the view. Deborah shared that many people, as they walk past it, cross themselves. Religion? Respect? Tradition? Something causes them to acknowledge its presence.

God's love is overwhelming and causes me to shake my head in wonder. I don't deserve it. I can't earn it. But I know He loves me. I pray that my relationship with Him keeps me aware of His presence and that I am quick to acknowledge that anything good, anything beautiful in my life is a gift directly from Him, and any good or beautiful thing I do is a reflection of Him at work in me.