Vastness of Creation
“The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it,
the world, and those who live in it.”--Psalm 24: 1
Tomorrow another month on the calendar will be completed and when the day is finished, 8% of the “New Year” will be behind us. We feel the tensions of life — political, economic, personal, etc. Today is probably a very good day to remember the truth of our focus verse. Spend some time thinking about the vastness of this simple statement: “The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it.”
After a time of meditation on the verse, join your spirit with the unknown author of this prayer:
O great and kind Spirit, you have always been, and before you nothing has been. There is no one to pray to but you. The star nations all over the heavens are yours, and yours are the grasses of the earth. You are older than all need, older than all pain and prayer.
O great and kind Spirit, all over the world the faces of living ones are alike. With tenderness have they come out of the earth from which you give us food. Look on your children. With children in their arms, they face the wind and walk the red road to the day of quiet.
O great and kind Spirit fill us with light. Give us strength to understand and eyes to see deeply. Teach us to walk on soft earth as relatives to all that live. Help us! Without you, we are nothing.
Prayer: Thank you, O Creator who loves your creation. Amen.
Ben Keckler
01.30.09
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