November 1

November 1 always comes in a flurry and doesn't stay around longer than 24 hours, which left me a predicament!  I've accepted the fact that today is not November 1, and am choosing to write for each day of thankfulness this month!

So here goes!

November 1 was a beautiful day, a Sunday actually!  It is unusual for Kansas City to be so warm this time of year (although, I've realized that "normal" doesn't happen most any place!), and most city-ans are taking advantage of the sunshine.  This was me.

I am thankful for God's handiwork in creation.  You know, it really does SHOUT His glory to every creature.  The trees are filled with color--He made--to tell the story of time and seasons--He set in place.

The heavens declare the glory of God,

    and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

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Day to day pours out speech,

    and night to night reveals knowledge.

3 

There is no speech, nor are there words,

    whose voice is not heard.

4 

Their voice goes out through all the earth,

    and their words to the end of the world.

In them he has set a tent for the sun,

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    which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber,

    and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.

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Its rising is from the end of the heavens,

    and its circuit to the end of them,

    and there is nothing hidden from its heat.

As I walked along this path, I was overwhelmed and silenced by the beauty.  This is what God has done.  Here is what He made and sustains.  These thoughts stirred me to bring back to mind His faithfulness and the hope of a new creation, far better than we can imagine.