Heavenly Father,
You are our perfect, all-powerful, and creative Father, faithful and loving in all you do. The majesty and beauty of your creation are beyond what words can convey. There truly is no one like you!
As we come to you today, we ask you to give us the ability to marvel at your creation, to stop and reflect on its beauty, and to look up and “count the stars” in the vast universe beyond our earth. Give us the eyes to see all that is around us with new eyes that are focused on you, and give us the childlike wonder and genuine awe as we live and bask in the miracles all around us. As we look up and marvel at the sky and stars, we pray that we join the prophet Amos in the awe and praise he proclaimed:
“He who made the Pleiades and Orion,
and turns deep darkness into the morning
and darkens the day into night,
who calls from the waters of the sea
and pours them out on the surface of the earth,
the LORD is his name.”
We thank you again for your beautiful and perfect creation, and praise you for including us as part of it as we live each day in enjoyment and stewardship of it. We thank you also for all you have done for us and continue to do in our lives each and every day. We pray this all in Jesus’ holy name, Amen.