Footprints in the snow

  "We're more than carbon, than chemicals - we are the image of the Invisible! So we sing out this, our canticle: we are the image of the Invisible!" - Dustin Kensrue

  One of God's attributes - and one that trips people up quite a bit - is that He is invisible. However, if you've ever seen a movie where someone wears an invisibility cloak or some other thing rendering them invisible, you'll know that they are still present and still make a visible mark on the world. For example, in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry's feet still leave tracks in the snow.
  Just like those tracks in the snow, God still leaves visible evidence of his existence - the remarkable beauty of a sunset, the irreducible complexity of the cell, the amazing odds necessary for our universe to come together just right all on its own. Or, in a more tangible example, people have had their lives directly touched by God - some people have experienced miraculous healing, or a sudden change of desire (specifically relating to addiction). These are all God's "footprints in the snow".
  Sometimes I wish God weren't invisible. I wish he'd sit up there in the sky and show himself for all the world to see. You couldn't claim God didn't exist if someone else could just point to Him. And it would be so much easier to remain faithful to God if we could see Him watching us.
  Or would it? Jesus' disciples had "the visible image of the invisible God" and they still didn't believe, which is something I don't understand at all. But since God is invisible, we have to seek Him. You have to want to learn more about Him and His nature. And if you seek, He reveals Himself.
  For now, I'm going to continue seeking and continue looking for more of His footprints.