The Beauty of Nature

                Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.
John Muir

            Lake Tahoe is just the place to nourish body and soul. If you are lucky enough to get to the lake early in the morning, when the sunlight hits the water, and sparkles reflect the light, then you begin to realize a different pace of life. It begins to sink in that the beauty surrounding you reflects the divine, and calls forth a response from your spirit.Contemplating the deep azure color of the water, with ribbons of emerald and light violet, I was struck by the magnificence before me. To slow down and appreciate the masterpiece of nature is to give thanks to God for his creation.