“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims His handiwork.”

Psalms 19:1

Carl Boberg had not planned for a storm to change his life. He had set out on an ordinary walk to clear his mind.

Thunder cracked across the horizon, and the storm swept over the hills like a painter brushing chaos onto a canvas. Carl hurried to find shelter from the relentless downpour.

But it was what came next that truly moved him. The storm passed as quickly as it came, leaving behind a peace so profound it felt like a entirely different world. The clouds opened, birds returned to their melodies, and sunlight spilled across the landscape.

He stood there, amazed—not just by nature, but by the God who created it all.

That moment stayed with him, and he knew he had to capture it somehow. He wrote a poem about what he had seen and felt.

“O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder, consider all the works Thy hands have made.”  

Years later, that poem found its way into the hymn we now know as “How Great Thou Art.” 

What if we viewed our own storms through Carl’s eyes? Could we see beyond the chaos and recognize the beauty of God’s hand at work? Let those moments point you back to Him, and let your soul, like Carl’s, sing.