The Psalmist writes the following in Psalm 8:1–4 (NIV): 1 LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! 

You have set your glory in the heavens. 

2 Through the praise of children and infants 

you have established a stronghold against your enemies, 

to silence the foe and the avenger. 

3 When I consider your heavens, 

the work of your fingers, 

the moon and the stars, 

which you have set in place, 

4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them, 

human beings that you care for them? 

As beautiful as the creation of the canyon is by a marvelous God, we are called the pinnacle of His creation. Some days it is hard to believe that we are the highest of His handiwork. I find it even harder to believe some days when we are compared to monkeys. Yet, then I see the smile of a child or the sacrifice of an adult. I see the compassion and nurture of a mother or the strength of a warrior and I am reminded that all of these moments are reflections of the God we serve and love. 

You are not an accident! You are an amazing creation of God. 

“And God saw everything He had made, and behold it was very good.” Genesis 1:31. 

You are not a cosmic accident nor a mistake. God calls his creation good. What He calls good He too takes joy in its creation. Your life matters because you are made by God. 

Pastor Aaron