Some years ago, I visited the Grand Canyon. As I gazed into its depths, I felt a fresh awareness of divine presence within my soul.

At Springbank, I often walk among the live oak trees. I recall the great Canadian maple that stood in our backyard when I was growing up. Trees remind me of the verdant beauty of our creator God.

I behold the generosity of God through His creation. The region where Jesus lived illustrates this. The area was surrounded by two bodies of water: the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee. Every drop of water that flowed into the Dead Sea remained there. The sea was dead, and in fact, it did not give. On the other hand, every drop of water that flowed into the Sea of Galilee flowed out. It lived because it gave what it received.

May we be guided by the generosity of the Sea of Galilee and live with generosity to share what we receive.