Day #6

5-25-09

I am at a loss for words as I sit on the side of a mountain with a beautiful waterfall in view.
Earlier, as we ate our "lunch" (at 4:00pm), Ugandan children lined the fence, observing us. I feel strange after coming from Budumbuli, but at the same time, I feel this will be a good opportunity to enjoy God's creation. It's such a great reminder of how majestic our God is.
But even more so, if we can be in such awe of plants, rocks, water, and trees, how much more so should we marvel over God's creation of people? We are made in the very image of God himself! Each and every individual has been knit and formed by the Lord in our mothers' wombs (Psalm 139).
There is a quote along the lines of, "They look at the stars, trees and glaciers in wonder, but they pass by themselves without ever wondering." I would say (since we were created in God's image and put in charge of everything else the Lord had created) that we are God's most cherished works. So why do we so casually look at those around us and even treat individuals poorly?