In a world where there are many things that are hard to understand, what compels me to acknowledge and trust in the reality of GOD?

This question has been posed each day at staff training for Camp Horizon. Of all the things we have considered (I see a more complete blog post brewing – – stay tuned!), two thoughts rise to the top:

the wonder of creation … and … the wonder of Calvary!

Who is the LORD that I might acknowledge Him and place my confident hope and trust in Him?

He is the only One who could design, speak into existence, and hold within His care the magnificent, vast, intricate, delicate, and powerful universe that we only scratch the surface of witnessing every day!

He is the One who knows me intimately, desires relationship with me, gave everything to redeem me, and who will never abandon me. His mercy and love touch and mold my heart, drawing it ever closer to His.

The few verses in today’s breakfast “psalm” reminded me of our discussions this week. May they encourage our hearts to land in quiet gratefulness this morning: 🌿

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘖𝘋⁣
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬.⁣
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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘎𝘖𝘋 𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 ⁣⁣
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘥.⁣
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𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳. . . ⁣
𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶: “𝘋𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳, ⁣
𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶; ⁣
𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦; 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘦!⁣
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𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘎𝘖𝘋 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 ⁣⁣
𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦.⁣⁣
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𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥, 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 ⁣⁣
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰…⁣⁣
𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 ⁣⁣
𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶.⁣⁣
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𝐏𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝟏𝟗:𝟏 • 𝐏𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝟔𝟗:𝟑𝟐 • 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝟒𝟑:𝟏 • 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝟐:𝟏𝟑 • 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝟐𝟖:𝟏𝟓