Psalm 66:1-4

Shout for joy to God, all the earth; sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name." Selah

Lord, this morning I am grateful and awed by the miracle of fire as it reveals Your love for Your creation. The utility of the storage of energy from the sun stored in the logs that are burning in my stove and warming my home. The complex interworkings of light, water, chemicals, and warmth to create a way of storing energy in a convenient and transportable form so that it can be released when I need it. Why do I never think to praise and thank You as I put a match to the fire that was laid the night before? Why do I never think to praise You for the match and the paper that ignites my morning fire? Or for the beautifully engineered stove that contains the fire and smoke as it releases the heat? Or for the comfortable chair that I am sitting in as I write this? Or the computer with which I am using to write? Or????

All the work of Your hands and the result of Your spoken word, "Let there be ..." and there was!