Good Morning

I did not think I would wake up as early as I did this morning, but in the past days, I've started opening my window shade in the bedroom before I go to sleep. The result is I wake up nearly as early as the sun. Today it is well worth it.

As I sit here at my computer, before the rest of the world wakes up, I am enjoying the cool fresh air created by an early morning rain. My skin welcomes the humidity. My ears welcome the sound of a few different songbirds and a sound that brings back memories of younger days. If I am not mistaken, it is the sound of cicadas.

And as I sit here, sipping my cup of steaming hot coffee and watching the grass turn green before my very eyes, I think perhaps this is nature's morning worship service for its creator.

Perhaps they feel as I have lately.

O God, you are my God;
I earnestly search for you.
My soul thirsts for you;
my whole body longs for you
in this parched and weary land
where there is no water.
Psalm 63:1