Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Cheryl Boardman
Monday, August 26, 2024
This photo was taken in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada, on a family trip ten years ago. This is an iconic scene on Maligne (last part pronounced as lean) Lake. I used to think the view was of an island before I saw it for myself but it’s actually a little peninsula. You can take a boat to reach a landing where you have very little time to stand at the view point before you have to get back on the boat to go back.
We had a nice time in Jasper National Park and had lunch in the town of Jasper. Unfortunately, about 1/3 of the town was razed in a wildfire this year. Tourists and residents were evacuated with limited escape routes prior to the fire. As far as I know, there was no loss of life, thankfully.
It’s really strange to think that a place that you visited and enjoyed and have fond memories of is no longer the same and may never be the same as it was again. I’m sure homes and businesses will be rebuilt but it will be different.
Change is inevitable in this life. We need to remember that we can’t necessarily adjust to some of the changes that come up by ourselves but we need to remember that God is always faithful.
Your unfailing love, O Lord, is as vast as the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.
Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the ocean depths.
You care for people and animals alike, O Lord.
How precious is your unfailing love, O God!
All humanity finds shelter
in the shadow of your wings.
You feed them from the abundance of your own house,
letting them drink from your river of delights.
For you are the fountain of life,
the light by which we see.
Psalm 36:5-9 (NLT)