The book of nature is a reflection of God’s thoughts. We see God’s powerful thoughts in the thunder and lightning; His loving thoughts in the sunshine and gentle breeze; His generous, careful thoughts in the waving fields of crops and the ripening meadows. We see God’s brilliant thoughts in the stunning

scenes from mountaintops and valleys; and we see His most sweet and beautiful thoughts in the little flowers that bloom at our feet. "God gives us richly all things to enjoy."

We were awakened at six o'clock in the Hartz Mountains by the cheerful sound of a trumpet playing a lively German tune, announcing the Sabbath. It struck me as a fitting way to welcome the day of rest. I would love to wake up on the Lord’s day with music

and end my sleep with dreams of angels singing the songs of Heaven and inviting me to join their choir. Let the Sabbath dawn not with dull notes, but with joyful sounds of praise.