A number of years ago, when visiting a National Trust property, I came across an amazing painting by a truly gifted and imaginative painter. The painter's name? Pieter Brueghel the Younger, whose work was greatly inspired by his father, Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Both were 16th century artists. What I love about their paintings is their creative storytelling. There are countless stories - scenes - within each one of their master scenes. To look at one of their paintings is to experience real life through their eyes. Looking at their one of paintings also tells me a lot about the artist Pieter - his personality, his beliefs and his intentions in creating this artwork. If this is true of their artwork, I believe that it is also true when we look up at the night skies and wonder at the vastness of the universe or look around us at the life that is all around us. God's creations tell us a lot about who God is and his vision for his creation.
Do take the time this summer to notice the life that is above - around - beneath you. What fills you with awe? What inspires you to wonder about who made all of this life - made life possible on Earth? A photo that I took on one of my nature walks fills me with breathtaking awe. It is a dandelion clock. Look at its geometry and its engineering. It is perfectly and beautifully designed to disperse its seeds on the breeze. Brilliant engineering millennia upon millennia before we made our first machines. Isn't nature amazing? Isn't God amazing?
Do you enjoy wondering about nature's artist as you enjoy his artwork.
God bless,
Revd Katrina