Creation Speaks
Psalms 19: 1-3
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.
Notice what the psalmist really does here. He speaks of Creation as a language. Notice what the text is asking us to do…it is enforcing God’s handiwork…it speaks to us in a language of its own!
I found the below description of God found “in” Creation. I believe a teenager wrote the paragraphs below.
Very Powerful!
“I have been asked by some how I can be so certain in the existence of a good God, and I have asked them in return if they have eyes to see. God has woven himself irretrievably into Nature; left his fingerprints behind to show us where he’s been. His signature is smeared into the curls of the Milky Way, forever circling above the rim of the world. God has scattered fragments of himself about the earth like a father hides eggs in the yard before his son’s very first Easter; hiding behind a tree with laughing eyes and waiting to see which of the treasures his child will uncover first.
God is crying out all around us. He is present in the breathless silence of the snow-smothered mountains; he is dancing with the sunlight that shatters on the ocean’s waves; he is hiding in the decaying moss and crumbling shale in the old forgotten places in the world. No jagged mountain throws its sharp weight against the sky that is not a testament to his goodness. The entire sum of Creation, each private and individual act of nature, is God waving hello.”
June 18th, 2009 at 4:39 am
Woah- a teenager wrote that? Some good words there.
It’s important to me to teach my kids how to think critically for themselves as opposed to indoctrinating them with my beliefs sans rhyme or reason… Because of this: one of the activities I do with them is take them outside with sketch pads and we look at nature and I ask them, “What do you see?” And II’ll push them to look further and think more. Like with my 4 year old I might say, “Why do you think the veins are on that leaf?” or “Why do you think there might be spikes on that plant?”
Anyway… I do this because of the very same words in your title, “Creation Speaks.” I can’t deny there appears to be a signature behind the marvel of creation. The signature of a good, merciful God.
…Found your blog via twitter. Thanks for posting.
June 19th, 2009 at 12:22 am
April:
I enjoyed reading about the exercises that you have with your kids, in helping them see the magnificent wonders of God. I will have to borrow your exercise as my sons gets older. I love the self discovery that can happen in posing questions as you have done with your kids.
I imagine the discussion that emerges from your exercises is so enriching, as you dialogue with your kids, and hear the answers they give — getting a glimpse of Creation through the lenses of their own heart. Invaluable. Job well done, April.
Thank you for posting your thoughts, as they gave me some things to chew on.