Rise up, rejoice; breathe, summer rain; [it's a] beautiful day, in God's country; all because of you. — U2 song titles

     

     Opening my eyes this morning to a fresh, new day, I realized the rain showers of last night had indeed made everything look brand new. 
     

     "The glistening raindrops shining like tiny diamonds on the shrubs and flowers surrounding my patio, made it seem magical." 

— Beulah Eagles

          
     I immediately felt like singing the song Louis Armstrong made so famous with his gravelly voice: 

"I see trees of green, red roses too. I see them bloom, for me and you.  And I think to myself, 'what a wonderful world.' 

"I see skies of blue and clouds of white...

... what a wonderful world."

   
     I've heard people say, "Where is God?" How can we know He really exists?"  If we believe the Bible to be true, and God is the "God of the Book," then, what a great place to begin looking for His Presence. 

     
     Genesis 1:1 says, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." To believe that concept we must open our eyes to the evidence. I believe God reveals Himself to us through His creation. 

"... He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all that comes out of it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it."  

— Isaiah 42:5

     Is not God everywhere? Let's throw open the blinds that dim our ability to really see. 

     Someone wisely wrote: "The man whispered, 'God, speak to me,' and a meadowlark sang. But, the man did not hear. So the man yelled, 'God speak to me,' and the thunder and lighting rolled across the sky. But, the man did not listen. The man looked around and said, 'God, let me see you,' and a star shone brightly. But, the man did not see, and the man shouted, 'God, show me a miracle,' and a life was born. But, the man did not notice. So, the man cried out in despair, 'Touch me God, and let me know you are here.' Whereupon, God reached down and touched the man. 
     But, the man brushed the butterfly away and walked on.'"   

— Author Unknown 

     We have an intelligent designer —worthy of praise.

     I believe Bono — frontman of the world's biggest rock band, U2 — has it right, when he says: 

     "God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is in the silence of a mother who has infected her child with a virus that will end both their lives."

     

"God is in the cries heard under the rubble of war. God is in the debris of wasted opportunity and lives and God is with us if we are with them."  

— Bono  

"... If you seek Him, He will be found by you..."

— 1 Chronicles 28: 9b

—  beulah