Faith in everyday life
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. You may pause and enjoy — without it first having to feel spiritual. A walk, the light in the kitchen, a body that still carries you. What is made is already his, and you may enjoy it.
What it means
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. Evening and morning, the sixth day. The first word over creation is not a demand. It is: very good.
How you can live it
Go outside or look out. One thing that is beautiful or just ordinary — thank him that he called it good. You may enjoy it.
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can’t find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.
What it means
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart. The ache for more is not a defect.
How you can live it
When the screen does not fill you: that is all right. You are made for more. Look for it with God and in real conversation.
I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.
What it means
You are fearfully and wonderfully made. That is thanksgiving to God, not a compliment from people.
How you can live it
When comparison hits: thank God for one thing about how you are made — without polishing it.
A prayer
Creator, thank you for the beautiful I can see today. Help me pause and notice it. Amen.