![Sunrise at Yaki Point, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona](https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6078/6127118443_dd665832e0.jpg)
Sunrise at Yaki Point, Grand Canyon National Park
Sometimes I wonder about the thoughts of God’s mind and heart when He looks at the wilderness.
![Bowman Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana](https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6159/6153399554_964b3e12d4.jpg)
Bowman Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana
I know He loves the works of His hands – His creation – but I have to wonder what He thinks and what He feels when He looks at the natural world.
![Flowering cacti near Lake Powell, Arizona](https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6149/6011884039_91e5ac8a99.jpg)
Flowering cacti near Lake Powell, Arizona
Just what does God feel during a glorious sunrise?
![Sunrise in Lava Beds National Monument, California](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4824/46669049061_2e9887d11c.jpg)
Sunrise in Lava Beds National Monument, California
Or what does He think when the new plants spring out of the barren earth in the new spring growth?
![Daisies and lupines along the Summit Trail, Washington](https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7170/6522031053_859923e90e.jpg)
Daisies and lupines along the Summit Trail, Washington
When the snow smooths the mountain sides and makes the world full of sparkling jewel-like ice crystals, does it make Him happy?
![A stream breaks through the snow on the Ptarmigan Ridge Trail, Washington](https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5571/14999404182_8051cd5cd0.jpg)
A stream breaks through the snow on the Ptarmigan Ridge Trail, Washington
Heaven is more glorious than earth could ever be. But I have to wonder: Is part of the wonder and awe that we feel actually a connection to the joy in God’s heart over the morning and evening, the turning of the seasons, the changes in the natural world that He spoke into being.