This morning I am sitting quietly in the woods, thinking about the woods. A flock of turkeys feeds it way to within about 15 yards. It is a good sized flock. I wonder about all those trees, turkeys and deer that inhabit these woods. Many of these likely have never seen, or been seen, by a human.
There are thousands of these unseen and unappreciated plants and animals in the forests of the world. Why?
Why did G^d create these beautiful resources. Whitetail deer live and die without ever being enjoyed by a human. We're all G^d's creations. G^d put us in charge in the garden. We are to steward the earth. But all these unseen resources, what's up with those?
I am thinking that the world is bigger than just us. G^d looks down and sees it all at once. G^d sees the beautiful timber rattler along with the cottontail bunny. He sees the baby quail and the tiger salamander.
We interpret everything as it everything is about us. I think we are wrong. A racoon may exist for the admiration of the opossums. A beech may exist for the terrapins.
It's not all about us. We are a big part. Jesus didn't die for the chipmunks, but the whole world is more than us.
How else do you explain those unseen pileated woodpeckers?
There are thousands of these unseen and unappreciated plants and animals in the forests of the world. Why?
Why did G^d create these beautiful resources. Whitetail deer live and die without ever being enjoyed by a human. We're all G^d's creations. G^d put us in charge in the garden. We are to steward the earth. But all these unseen resources, what's up with those?
I am thinking that the world is bigger than just us. G^d looks down and sees it all at once. G^d sees the beautiful timber rattler along with the cottontail bunny. He sees the baby quail and the tiger salamander.
We interpret everything as it everything is about us. I think we are wrong. A racoon may exist for the admiration of the opossums. A beech may exist for the terrapins.
It's not all about us. We are a big part. Jesus didn't die for the chipmunks, but the whole world is more than us.
How else do you explain those unseen pileated woodpeckers?
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