The Castle and Castle Rock

Visiting Colorado Springs recently, we had a chance to stay overnight in a castle!  The founder of Colorado Springs was a railroad magnate named General Palmer.  He was the first winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor and was a Brigadier General in the Civil War while still in his 20's.  Later he went on to become one of the early builders of the railroad that eventually crossed the continent.  He built a magnificent home and fashioned it into a castle and located it in a small valley surrounded by towering red rock outcroppings.  He named it Glen Eyrie, or Valley of the Eagles.  The Castle is now owned by the Navigators Ministry as their headquarters.  It was fascinating to tour the home and to learn the story of General Palmer and his family.  Truly he built a magnificent home and now the public can stay there as a lodging place.  Just up the highway from the Castle is a stunning and huge rock formation visible from the road.  The appearance is strikingly similar to a castle positioned atop a rocky mountain and the rock and neighboring town are know as Castle Rock.  The thought that struck me was that a man can take millions of dollars and thousands of manhours of time to construct a fabulous castle, but God fashions His castles all around us in the form of natural wonders.  We are fascinated by the story of man's castle and we are also intrigued by the hands that have sculpted castles from the rock.   Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God;          And the firmament shows His handiwork.  2 Day unto day utters speech,          And night unto night reveals knowledge.  3 There is no speech nor language          Where their voice is not heard.   blessings, Rob Smith