"The groves were God's first temples."
-
William Cullen Bryant
Who has not, at the sight of some glorious vista, echoed the
poet's profound sentiment? Before we ever began to build temples in
His honor, God graced us with natural sanctuaries radiant with the
light of divine love and peace.
In the
crowded and busy world most of us must live in, there is little
enough time to seek out the secluded treasures that give testimony to
a divine presence in the world.
The
Mountain Chapel, first in the series, is a rough-hewn stone
chapel sculpted out of the very granite of the mountains that rise
behind. As the mirror-bright lake reflects the majesty of God's
glorious creation, the chapel, bathed in golden sunlight, reflects
the generosity of His plan for man.
As my
Chapels of Nature series unfolds, we will seek the presence of
God in his lakes, forests, hills, and valleys. It is my prayer that
we will find him together.
-Thomas Kinkade
