I recently was honked at by several cars at the intersection of Coit and Hwy 121. This is nothing new to me; I usually get honking at this particular intersection. It happens on my drive home from the office. There are just a few times when I catch this intersection just right so that I can see the big, blazing Texas sun setting in the West. Coit and 121 offers me a few mile view of this sight, with its orange, blue, and purple hues. It’s in moments like these when I’m caught up in the splendor of God’s good creation. The sun has been setting in the West for thousands and millions of years, before there was a construction project on 121 and probably long after it.

It’s in times like these when I’m drawn into Adoration of what God does in our world. Adoration is the first part of a four part prayer that I use around the acronym of A.C.T.S.: Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication. There’s many reasons to be in adoration of God, and this prayer helps remind me when I’m feeling all self-centered when nothing goes right in my day that God is involved in our world. Adoration is about loving God and showing how worthy God is in our lives.

I adore God for that big Texas sun; I adore God for the child who cries in worship—she could be on a ventilator in some hospital clinging to life; I adore God when people disagree with one another but don’t end up breaking off relationships or hating each other; I adore God for folks who make time to greet someone new; I adore God because God never gives up on us. For what do you adore God in your life? What catches your eye and makes you think of our Creator? What stops you in your tracks and makes you see the Redeemer? You can share your responses with me if you’d like to. I’m praying in adoration for you!