Not even a panoramic postcard can compare to a firsthand look into the depths of Arizona’s Grand Canyon. This national park covers more than one million acres of land and sees well over five million visitors each year. (Kids between the ages of four and fourteen may be interested in the Junior Ranger programs. Check in at the Ranger Station in the park.)

Split in two by the Colorado River, the gaping canyon is a sight you and your children will never forget. Its walls are made of rocks and it has cliffs, ridges, hills, and valleys of every form and painted in a variety of unique hues. Sunsets and sunrises are spectacular both in the sky above the canyon and in the way the dancing light moves across its depths. It’s like nothing you have ever seen before. Breathtaking is too mild an adjective to describe the awesome beauty.

Standing with your children, staring into the yawning mouth of this carved crevice, it’s likely you’ll feel tiny: like a mere water drop from a desert downpour—small and insignificant. Similarly, your kids may wonder at times if they’ll ever accomplish great things.

But wait a minute. What if one drop joined two and two more join four? And so on. A roaring flood could soon appear, one powerful enough to tear away tons of dirt and rock. In fact, God used the natural force of erosion to cut away the remarkable Grand Canyon.

Like water drops that meld to form a raging river, the beautiful canyon reminds your kids that working together accomplishes miracles. Help your child go with God’s flow. When you do, their inner beauty emerges and everyone will stand in amazement at the sculpture God reveals