Today’s Reading Psalms 8
“O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens!
Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may silence the enemy and the avenger.
When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him?
For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet,
All sheep and oxen— Even the beasts of the field,
The birds of the air, And the fish of the sea That pass through the paths of the seas.
O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth!”
Throughout life, we try to describe beauty and excellence in simple terms. I remember a young age I was trying to describe beauty but I was focused only on the superficial part of beauty. I tried to describe it to something perfect: a rose or a diamond. I try to describe it as something unimaginable. But as I grew and matured and as I became more aware and more experience, we can see beauty and excellence in the small things. I have now discovered that the flaws of the diamond makes it more rare and beautiful. It is the small pieces combined that really bring excellence in beauty.
Over the weekend, my children and I went ice-skating and rollerblading. The beauty of watching them learn the new skills is so amazing. Some of them have no fear, but some of them have some hesitation to it. But at the end of the day, they continue to want to pursue this new skill. This is beautiful to me.
Having a pancake breakfast with my son, this is beauty to me.
Driving with the family to get groceries, this is beauty to me.
Delivering Girl Scout Cookies with my girls, this is beauty to me.
Being in the healthcare field, both my wife and I see so many patients that have different challenges. When we are faced with the challenges that we can from our experience with our patients and helping them in their time of need, we can see God‘s beauty and excellence in our challenges.
One of the best quotes that our pastor stated a couple years ago that is still relevant is “God cannot protect you what he’s going to perfect you through“.
In all of our circumstances we have to understand that God is in control.
God’s excellence will persevere despite the challenges, the heartache, and the trauma of all our circumstances.
This psalm is so amazing that we have to say it at the beginning and the end.
Be blessed