By Accident?

¹⁹ since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. ²⁰ For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.-Romans 1:19-20

What a beautiful hike I had yesterday!  Just when I think South Mountain can't get any prettier, I am once again amazed.  I almost didn't go because the weather was a little "iffy."  But it started to clear up early, so I decided to give it a try.  It is not even peak autumn colors at South Mountain yet, but it was immediately apparent that there had been a lot of rainfall since my last visit.  I have never seen so much water coming over the waterfall there.  Of course the photos and even the videos don't do it justice... the sights, sounds, smells and cool breeze all blended together to make it an extraordinary experience.

In the scripture above, Paul points out to the church in Rome that creation itself is all the proof we need of God's existence.  When we experience such overwhelming beauty like the mountains in Autumn or the power of the ocean or the endlessness of a starry night sky, we finally fully understand the words of the songwriter:  "Then sings my soul..."  Can we really believe it all happened by accident?

I hope you enjoy the photos. 

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