One of my favorite sites in Manhattan is St. Patrick's Cathedral. What a contrast to see this monument to Medieval piety compete for space on crowded Fifth Avenue. Its spires, intended to direct the mind to the God of heaven, seem to instead point no higher than the corporate creation that looms over it.
That corporate building (does anyone know its name?) looks like it was intended to be more functional than beautiful. However, on a bright day the sunlight and blue skies are reflected in its windows, a renewed testimony to the God who created those heavens - even if unintentional.
Just as that cathedral is a monument to reverent worship, we can and must glorify God through public adoration and praise. Yet even if our life seems dominated by the daily routines of work or business, we can find ways to reflect God's glory. Hopefully we can point others to him in the process. It might even happen unintentionally!
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