God’s Bounteous Gifts

2 P&P Weekly Blog for 1 - 7 March 2025

One of the things that we love about snow in Wisconsin is how it brings out such beauty in the Cherry trees that grow here. Now, we adore their Springtime blooms, but there is something about their blush tones set against the snow that we find lovely from God’s amazing storehouse of bounteous gifts. Aren’t you glad He shares His creativity and miracles with such generosity? For Who else could make late Autumn and Winter come alive like this? 

Snow arrived,

To fall upon the trees,

The grass,

The landscape. 

It covered what had become dry and barren.

It highlighted berries,

Local ponds,

And bridges. 

It softened rough edges,

And brought brightness and peace.

With it,

Came stillness.

With it,

Came quiet.

With it,

Came beauty,

To be draped,

Like God’s majesty,

Upon every creation.

And I found myself,

In awe,

Once again. 

Psalm 104:5-28 NLT: “You placed the world on its foundation so it would never be moved. 6 You clothed the earth with floods of water, water that covered even the mountains. 7 At your command, the water fled; at the sound of your thunder, it hurried away. 8 Mountains rose and valleys sank to the levels you decreed. 9 Then you set a firm boundary for the seas, so they would never again cover the earth. 

10 You make springs pour water into the ravines, so streams gush down from the mountains. 11 They provide water for all the animals, and the wild donkeys quench their thirst. 12 The birds nest beside the streams and sing among the branches of the trees. 13 You send rain on the mountains from your heavenly home, and you fill the earth with the fruit of your labor. 14 You cause grass to grow for the livestock and plants for people to use. You allow them to produce food from the earth—15 wine to make them glad, olive oil to soothe their skin,  and bread to give them strength. 16 The trees of the Lord are well cared for—the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. 17 There the birds make their nests, and the storks make their homes in the cypresses. 18 High in the mountains live the wild goats, and the rocks form a refuge for the hyraxes. 

19 You made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to set. 20 You send the darkness, and it becomes night, when all the forest animals prowl about. 21 Then the young lions roar for their prey, stalking the food provided by God. 22 At dawn they slink back into their dens to rest. 23 Then people go off to their work, where they labor until evening. 

24 O Lord, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your creatures. 25 Here is the ocean, vast and wide, teeming with life of every kind, both large and small. 26 See the ships sailing along, and Leviathan, which you made to play in the sea. 

27 They all depend on you to give them food as they need it. 28 When you supply it, they gather it. You open your hand to feed them, and they are richly satisfied."

Thank You, O God, for Your generosity in sharing Who You are with us each and every day. Help us appreciate Your beauty, creativity, light, and very nature as precious gifts from Your storehouse of infinite love. Amen. 

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