Last night, my friend Jose showed me to this place called the Trocha, which is a steep road surrounded by rainforest, but exposed enough where you can see the whole sky. I never recognize the stars, they seem such a simple part of life. They shine through the night, and humbly shy away in the day. Jose turned off his ATV and I was breathless by the beauty above me. The stars were written across the sky, perfectly placed by God's spontanious hand. They were illuminated and not faded by any light pollution. Looking out, the stars and moon lit up the Nicoya Gulf, miles and miles away from where we were, up in the rainforest. Just days before I came here, I got to listen to Chris Tomlin sing "Indescribable, you placed the stars in the sky and you know them by name. You are amazing, God." with forty thousand people singing along with the melody and staring up at the stars in awe. Now here I was, looking up at the same stars in an echoing silence, thinking "Indescribable..."
God is everywhere. I see him all over the place here, often in places I've forgotten to look. I can hear Him when the thunder crashes and the rain pounds our tin roof, and I can see him in the eager faces of the younger kids, laughing together in innocent joy at school.
Look at the world around you, and look for God in it; in the places you've forgotten to look you will see amazing things :)
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