Johnstown is beautiful in the fall. Old steel bridges, houses and buildings form a canvas to show off the beauty of the foliage. The Master artist at work changing the leaves from green, golden yellows, reds, brilliant oranges and deep purples and maroons purples and maroons. Resulting in a feast for our eyes and those feel good moments which we desperately need at this time. Enjoy my leaf peeping in Johnstown, PA.
“Let the children learn to see in nature an expression of the love and the wisdom of God; let the thought of Him be linked with bird and flower and tree; let all things seen become to them the interpreters of the unseen, and all the events of life be a means of divine teaching.
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As they learn thus to study the lessons in all created things and in all life’s experiences, show that the same laws which govern the things of nature and the events of life are to control us, that they are given for our good, and that only in obedience to them can we find true happiness and success”. White, Adventist Home 145.1-2
For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him, all things hold together. Col. 1:16-17
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made. John 1:3.
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Ps 24:1
“And the sun took a step back, the leaves lulled themselves to sleep and autumn
was awakened.”
RAQUEL FRANCO
O Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is Your name in all the earth,
Who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens!
Ps. 8:1
“Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.” — Faith Baldwin
“Autumn, the year’s last, loveliest smile.” — William Cullen Bryant
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” — L.M. Montgomery, “Anne of Green Gables”
The things of nature are the Lord’s silent ministers, given to us to teach us spiritual truths. They speak to us of the love of God and declare the wisdom of the great Master Artist. White, Adventist Home, 146.3
“And the sun took a step back, the leaves lulled themselves top and autumn was awakened.” — Raquel Franco
“I loved autumn, the one season of the year that God seemed to have put there just for the beauty of it.” — Lee Maynard
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 1:20
“The heart of autumn must have broken here, and poured its treasure upon the leaves.” — Charlotte Fiske Bates, “Woodbines in October”
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, yet Solomon, in all his glory, was not dressed as beautifully as they are.
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?”
God did not create us and then left us to fend for ourselves.
God is still there, taking care of our needs. Mathew 26:28-30
Autumn leaves don’t fall, they fly. They take their time and wander on this their only chance to soar.” — Delia Owens, “Where the Crawdads Sing”
Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and everything that moves in them. Ps. 69:34
To those who thus acquaint themselves with Christ, the earth will nevermore be a lonely and desolate place. It will be their Father’s house, filled with the presence of Him who once dwelt among men. 8
The Bible Interprets. CG 47.1-CG 47.2
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