A Significant Question
“What is humankind that you should be mindful of us?”
--Psalm 8: 5
The writer asks God a most interesting question, I believe. It is a question we don’t want to encounter, especially in dialogs or in devotions. It is good to deal with the question. The writer recognizes both how small he/she is and how profoundly privileged he/she is. The question should cause us to realize just how skewed our vision can become.
It seems easy to get stuck, thinking we are the center of the universe. Our affluence can cause us to miss the simple joys in simple things. We take so little time focusing on the biggest picture because we are trying to create a big picture of our own. A collection of objects from nature—stones, feathers, pine cones, a flower, blades of grass can really help us in our spiritual development. Taking 15 minutes in your day to simply be with an object and allow it to “tell its story”, can truly be a meaningful way of getting in touch with our own “infinite smallness”. Taking time with the surroundings of nature that have been around forever can give us new perspectives about our world of “possessions/things”.
Consider, for example, the stories the majestic Canadian Rockies contain after their billions of years of observing the world. Spend 15 brief minutes today looking at a picture of some snow-capped mountain and you too will probably wonder, “Why is God so mindful of me?” Enjoy discovering insights about this important question.
--Ben Keckler
01.25.11
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