Have you ever felt the presence of God in nature?

“Nature is the symbol of spirit.” "To the attentive eye, each moment of the year has its own beauty, and in the same field, it beholds, every hour, a picture which was never seen before, and which shall never be seen again. The heavens change every moment, and reflect their glory or gloom on the plains beneath." “The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship,” “The noblest ministry of nature is to stand as the apparition of God. It is the organ through which the universal spirit speaks to the individual, and strives to lead back the individual to it.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson


Human beings have always been drawn to the beauty and awesomeness of nature, but nature invites us to look closer & deeper. It's as if God is everywhere..It's as if God is waiting for us to discover the one in all. Look all around you In nature, you will see, feel & know his presence~

God created and gave us nature, we are blessed In It. Natures beauty Is all around us.

Nature has so much to offer us, If we listen, nature speaks to us in bold ways about the immensity and love of God, about our relationship with our Creator.

Throughout human history, our writers, poets, saints, and mystics have seen God's reflection in nature and even apparitions, they have been inspired, even compelled, to share their visions.

Think of all the images from nature that are metaphors from God, the aspect of the Divine~ The presence of God has been symbolized by the dove & spirit, the ocean, thunder & lightning, hills & mountains, the sun, the ancient rock, In fire, a seed, a mighty tree, and an In a flower. Something of God has been revealed in the image of a whale, the grace of a dolphin, the eyes of animals, an eagle that soars, and the most beautiful butterfly. For me, many times God has come to me through butterflies, when I needed to feel his presence most.

Find God's mighty goodness simplistically In nature, It Is there that we find God's presence. The beauty In nature, Is the mark of God.... Indeed it is a symbol of spirit, and fabulous gift when viewed as one~ Diane

Photo: By Diane 9-24-11