Today is a day when you raise your voice and express your gratitude. Not only is today a picturesque spring day, but it is also the true day of our Lord's birth. For it were not for Christ's birth we would not be able to rejoice in this life. For it was he who created this world and all of the beauties that we are able to behold. Jake and I were able to take them in during an evening walk through the canyon. We saw the wondrous mountains being brilliantly painted with the pinks, oranges, reds, blues, and purples of a setting sun. The calls from unseen birds in the trees. The quick flicks of tails of trout swimming in the bubbling river. A silent beaver waking and making its first swim in the gently eddy near a dam, all the while breathing in the crisp pine scented air. It is a wonder how humble, quiet, peaceful, yet powerful and majestic nature is, much like how our own Savior is to us. We need to appreciate and take advantage of his wonder as much as we do that of nature. It is my hope that we will be able to do that in this week as we celebrate the life and sacrifice our our Lord.