Reflect and pray

Father, thank you for your character and for making us in your image. Thank you for creating us with the desire to play and discover at all stages of our lives, and thank you for the gifts you give us just for the pure joy of them. May we marvel at your majesty as we encounter the beauty around us—delighting in the way grass feels on our bare feet, watching bumblebees get pollen stuck on their legs as they float from flower to flower, and squealing as newborn babies sneeze in their dad’s arms. May we practise this wonder as we ponder the extent of your love and the beautiful eternity we have to look forward with you in heaven. Amen.