In my normal hurry through the airport, even though I am always early, I noticed a small girl driving her parents crazy because she wanted to look at every piece of artwork in the display that I was rushing past. Each piece elicited a squeal of delight out of the girl and a roll of the eyes by the mom. 

In reflecting on this, I was reminded of Jesus’ command that we should “observe how the lilies of the field grow” (Matthew 6:28). To observe them means we have to stop and look. In my rush to do and accomplish, I miss the wonder of the beauty of the created world. I could learn a lot from that little girl.

But when I do take the time to stop and look, I am overwhelmed by the detail that I see. 

If you want to believe that the beauty we see around us in nature and art all happened by chance, be my guest. But the simplest and, in my mind, best answer is that someone designed that beauty into the object of our attention.

To appreciate that beauty is an act of worship of the one who created this world and who also created the artists that rearrange the world in beautiful ways.