Travelling...it's in my genes

Just returned from a wonderful trip to a quaint little town in Central America, right on the Pacific anchored in a small bay surrounded on three sides by rugged and rocky terrain - most not accessible by car. This was my second trip there in a year...and I'm guessing that it may not be my last. One daily ritual that both locals and tourists share together are the nightly sunsets. It's hard to explain to those who live there, that where I live, we never actually get to see the sun set. This picture was taken last week (Apr 19) and as I write this, I know that the sun is again setting on this scene, thousands of miles away. I may have a few more material things than those in this beautiful Nicaraguan town, but there's absolutely no window in my house that I can look through that will give me the same sense of peace and joy that I felt watching God's colourful celebration of the end of another day. Usually what I fall into bed thinking about at the end of the day are problems....work, money, relationships....and those dreaded "what if's". I know that I should have more faith....but it can be a struggle. I, who have more things than some people who I know, have so much less in reality. Life is beautiful. God provides for us all. Tomorrow will come...and the sun will set. My only regret is that most days I miss it.

It reminds me of my favourite Bible verse "

• Matthew 6 verses 25 to 34: 25 (New Living Translation) That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn't life more than food and your body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds. They don't plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren't you far more valuable to him than they are? 27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? 28 And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don't work or make their clothing, 29 yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. 30 And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith? 31 So don't worry about these things, saying, 'What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?' 32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. 33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. 34 So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today.