Things like this are going on all the time. God is not only speaking through his creation, he is creating through it. Still creating. He’s whispering in the waves, growling in the thunder, singing in the trees, rustling in the grass, sculpting in the clouds and painting in the sunset. We just don’t see it or hear it except for every once in a while when we decide to think about it and look for him. The rest of creation – the natural world – sees it more readily than do we. According to the scriptures, the mountains sing and the trees of the field clap their hands (Isaiah 55:12), and the rocks – well, the rocks are always only a blasphemy away from crying out (Luke 19:40).

The rocks are in their places
The seagulls look for theirs
The flowers wait expectantly
Forgetting all their cares
The curtain clouds roll back to let you know
The show has just begun
We’re about to see the setting of the sun

I was settled in for the afternoon when I wrote this — tucked into the side of a cliff, 50 feet over the waves breaking below, and I knew I wasn’t going anywhere. It was honestly just like I wrote it here – like a show about to begin. The only things missing were the previews and the popcorn.

The sky has turned a yellow-gold
With fading signs of blue
The ocean green has turned to gray
With a shining path breaking through
A lonely seal swims by the screen
Diving just for fun
He has come to see the setting of the sun

The only thing keeping us from seeing this stuff all the time is all the other stuff that occupies our mind and emotions most of the time, robbing us of our spirit and soul. You can get there if you want. It’s just living at a deeper level all the time – or at least today.

And though the sun must set each day
And come back again
There will be a new sun soon
Whose day will never end
He’s the maker of it all
The light of everyone
Soon we’ll see the glory of the Son…
The real one

And worship is always close behind. Try it; you might be surprised what you can find.

[You can listen to “Setting of the Sun” by clicking on the “Still Life” album cover next to this Catch. While you’re at it, why don’t you just download the whole album and enjoy it on your iPod, phone or computer.]