Pam and I had a great time in Australia. The highlight of the trip was the Great Barrier Reef. Sydney and Darling Harbors are beautiful but they do not even begin to compare to the beauty of the reef. If you have a bucket list, put the GBR on it. Believe me, it's worth it.

I wanted to share one passage in the Bible that kept going through my mind as I tried to take in all the vibrant colors and vast array of sea life we were viewing. The passage is in Genesis 1:20 which records for us what God said on the fifth day of creation, "Let the water teem with living creatures..." In the Message, Peterson translates it this way: God spoke: "Swarm, Ocean, with fish and all sea life!" I just want to pick up on that word "teem" or in the Message, "swarm". Have you ever thought that God could have made 50 different type of fish and maybe a dozen colors or so and it still would have been beautiful to behold? But God does so much more. He calls for the oceans to "teem" with living creatures and vibrant colors. Why? So that each of us can stand in awe of His power and glory!