Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Chuck Davis
Monday, October 27, 2025
The image for today’s photo parable is a compilation of seven overlapping photographs. The clouds in the valley along with the mountain range in the background demanded a wider view. Stitching multiple shots together results in an image near to what I experienced in person that day.
The human field of view is around 180 degrees with peripheral vision expanding to two hundred degrees. A camera with a 50mm lens has a field of view around 54 degrees. Thus, I needed several photos to capture what I was able to see.
In spiritual matters, people, like our cameras, have constricted viewpoints. God desires that we be different, that we take a wider view, that we begin to see as God sees.
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts (Isaiah 55:8-9 NIV).
Paul puts it this way: “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God (Romans 12:2 KJV).
I hope that you enjoy this Wider View. May it provide encouragement to seek and know God’s will for us. Like the elements that are hidden in the clouds of this photo, God’s will is much more than we envision.