"Have You Ever Seen God?"

I've given some thought to this question I've been asked a few times in camp, and the answer, I must admit, doesn't immediately come to mind.

I'm so, so silly not to have thought of this.

Have I ever seen Him? I believe we do, in this earthly realm, so long we have the eyes to see. The 19th psalm says it all: "The heavens declare the glory of God, and the skies display his marvellous craftsmanship. Day after day they bring forth speech, night after night they display knowledge..." The more I read up the natural world around me, the more I see God in His creativity, in His ability to build and sustain a universe simply because He longs to love. Every time I look at the sun, the moon and stars, I realise there's truly more to nature than blind, random chance.
True, others come to different conclusions when they see the same thing. But the question is, do we have the eyes to see? His stamp is in the stars of heaven, just as it is in every cell and every creature. Scientific exploration tells you that much. And all this, I believe, is God Himself, calling us to seek after Him for a meaning greater than ourselves. For our lives are vapours, come and gone in the blink of an eye.

The universe will one day end, but in the meantime it speaks of a Creator who never will.