Look Above
Bible Reading: Revelation 7:13-17
Author: Annette McGhee (Alabama, US)
Author: Annette McGhee (Alabama, US)
Sunday 26 July 2026 © The Upper Room.
It was sunset on a Friday when my husband and I completed our long-awaited patio, and we were exhausted.
As we sat together on the patio celebrating our achievement, we faced the back of our house. ‘I don’t think I’ve ever noticed this view of our house, have you?’ I asked. ‘Look above the house,’ he said, pointing at the huge oak tree hanging over the roof.
We built our house so that this 100-year-old oak would be in our front garden because the trunk was so beautiful, but now we were seeing it from a different view.
All those years, I thought, all those problems and blessings we shared together in this house, and I never noticed that tree sheltering us from above. It gave me a whole new perspective.
That tree reminds me of our loving Creator. Day after day, we go about our routines of working and taking care of our families, dealing with the disappointments and struggles that life presents, learning to accept the tragedies as well as the blessings of life.
We tend to forget that through it all God is with us, cares for us and loves us unconditionally. And when we do acknowledge him with praise for the glory of it all, we gain a totally new perspective.
Prayer: Dear God, help us to glorify you in all that we do today so that others will see your glory through us. Amen
