Thursday, January 20, 2011

Waterfall Steps

Our pastor took this shot and the words came to me.  Let the scene and the words take you to a land that is enchanting and unbelievably beautiful in God's sight.

 Just take the photo in for now.  Sit back and look at it and then again read the lines without the waterfall.  Here is the photo by itself.
Can you see the innate beauty here?  There is a remarkable configuration of colors, textures, and elements.  All coming together to reveal the grandeur that is God's creation in the rawest sense possible.  His creation, our stewardship.
Now the words without the photo.  Read them, know them, understand the impact this scene had on the writer.  Consider what impact the waterfall had upon you and comment.

The sky so clear and pollution free, clouds gently blowing by.
Layers of color, a tapestry from the pallet that He works with.
Rolling hills alive with flora and fauna, nourised by His care.
Tiny bushes beginning their ascent in growth, rooted in rich soil, cultivated by the very hands of God.

The falling waters at the top, appearing as if out of thin air.
Following a path carved out by the water that has come before.
A trickle at first, and then a rivulet, flowing into the basin formed over the years.  Being filled by two sources, and when the basin is filled, the falling does begin.  Water following the path that gravity dictates as it leaves it's perch and soars out into the air.

See the strength in these rocks.  See the age.  Carved, smoothed, and caressed by the loving Lord who knows why all things are created.
                   Free fall begins here! Oh the sounds to be heard.

Splash!  Water falling into the next layer.
Gurgle, the water moving and giving praise to the Lord in a voice that He knows so well.
In His care, the waters do ride the rocks to the pool below.
Swish and swirls, the water being collected and distributed in the pool, ready for those who will receive the refreshing drink from His bowl.

Waterfall Steps
by Steve Cope
10-04-2010
A Pic n Poem

Photography by David Kerr.  "Waterfalls formed from the mountains of Glencoe.

This beloved is Waterfall Steps.
Copenator out!