Color - the extra blessing

I’ve learned that God is an artistic detail genius. Some friends and I were talking the other night about the Seder and how every detail points to the Messiah and how beautiful that is. Of course the whole Old Testament announces, describes, and glorifies the Christ, who He is and why He's come (and will come again). It’s just heartbreaking that people don’t see the love and beauty all woven through. The more I learn about the details of life (biologically, botanically, etc) the more I marvel at God’s wisdom. I’ve always been fascinated with the human body and how it works—like the involuntary breathing and being able to walk, wave, etc. without consciously giving a command. Then learning about cells, and different cells and how they work and no part of them can exist alone and I think---this through evolution? It’s impossible and illogical. About 15 years ago we went to Glen Eryie in Colorado for a marriage retreat. It was in late February so there were mounds of snow on the ground but much ground exposed with melting. The bright green next to the brilliance of the white was such a stark contrast. Added to that picture were the rich dark green pines and the bright light blue sky. Then I looked around to see us near a red rock wall. Even the blacktop parking lot seemed more beautiful in it’s vivid surrounding. It dawned on me that God didn’t need to give us color. If we’d never had colors, we’d never miss them. But we do have them and they add such joy to our lives that are nothing less than an extra blessing. God is so thoughtful and so loving that He wanted to give the gift of color to His beloved creations to enrich our lives. Just one of those little bonuses He loves to give those He loves. What other gifts do we have that we don’t even recognize?