When we look at the city what do we see?

Do we see busyness, progress, and exciting opportunities? Or do we look deeper, and think about the land underneath the glass, concrete, and metal forests we've built?

Cities are transient - people ebb and flow into them like the tide.

They also pose the question: what is it we're building with our own lives? Are they things lasting, or sandcastles that will topple with the next wave?

And as we build our cities, how close are we to the life-giving water that nourishes us? 

"Give thanks to the Lord for he is good. His love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever. Give thanks to the Lord of Lords: His love endures forever." Psalm 136: 1-3