This Is My Father's World

Do you know the song, "This Is My Father's World"? Well, this morning as I was driving to work, that song planted itself in my brain and kept repeating itself over and over. Why? Well, first of all there was this absolutely gorgeous sunrise. First there was just a pink glow rising from the horizon like a pink column of smoke spreading up into the clouds. Then suddenly there was an orange sphere peeking over the edge of my world. And only a mile later, there was a burst of glory and this huge orange ball literally leaped into the sky! That's about the time the song started singing in my head. And just one more mile later, there were 12 deer standing in a field beside the road. Some were grazing in the snow-covered field and others were just standing there gazing into space like they could hear that song of the heavens as well. I came to a stop, and suddenly, a few at a time, they turned and sprinted off into a nearby stand of trees. As I traveled on to work, my record got stuck and played over and over. Funny, as I came home tonight, it was dark, and yet when I passed the field where the deer had been, I could still hear that song playing.

"This is my Father's world, and to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres.
This is my Father's world: I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas;
His hand the wonders wrought.

This is my Father's world, the birds their carols raise,
The morning light, the lily white, declare their Maker's praise.
This is my Father's world: He shines in all that's fair;
In the rustling grass I hear Him pass;
He speaks to me everywhere."

That's only two of the six verses of this song, but you get the picture. Even though it was the snow that was white, not the lily and the rustling trees not grass, and even though snow was coming down by the time I got to work, it is still my Father's world. Although it is now only 3 degrees above zero, I can still lift my eyes to Him and proclaim: "This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it." I hope you have a chance to glory in His world as well wherever you are.