A few years ago I was invited to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens holiday light show. The entire property was lit up with thousands of lights. The people there, especially the children, were awestruck – walking around with wondrous looks on their faces.
I looked up at one of the trees which was filled with large, multicolored round lights, and in between the lights and the branches, I saw a bright full moon with a planet – I think it was Jupiter – also shining brightly right next to the moon. I doubt if too many other people at the Botanical Gardens that night noticed it.
The sight of the moon and Jupiter was spectacular. And then consider that Jupiter is over 300 million miles away from the Earth. It’s amazing that it’s visible to us.
It got me thinking about the many beautiful sights that are available to us every day. Sights that we may take for granted or overlook.
Hawks soaring in the air seemingly forever without ever flapping their wings. The lakes and waterfalls and streams in North Georgia. Sunrise and sunset.
The beauty of fall foliage. The occasional snowfall that we get here in Georgia. The spectacular colors in spring blossoms (try to ignore the pollen).
The holiday decorations all around us this time of year are beautiful and festive. But let’s also remember – and appreciate – the beauty and wonder that Nature provides for us every day.
Peachtree Friends Meeting 