It is the aim of contemplative living, at least in the Christian mode, to learn to recognize a blessing when you see one and to respond to it with words that God has given you. Yes, in response to that wildly colorful yet peaceful sky; yes, I could say back to God a line from Psalm 65: "The lands of sunrise and sunset you fill with joy."
— Kathleen Norris, The Earth at Our Doorstep by Annie Stine, editor