Daily Devotion - Tuesday, February 1

Struggles of the Soul

“The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it,
the world, and those who live in it.”
--An ancient Hebrew song
(Psalm 24: 1, selected verses)

A question to consider:
Is everything on this earth the Lord’s?

Here is how one person responded:
"Teach your children what we have taught our children –
that the earth is our mother.
Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons and daughters of the earth.
If they spit upon the ground, they spit upon themselves.

This we know:
The earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth.
This we know:
All things are connected like the blood which unites one family.
All things are connected.

Whatever befalls the earth, befalls the sons and daughters of the earth.
We did not weave the web of life; we are merely a strand in it.
Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves…"

Thanks to Chief Seattle for this insightful prayer.

--Ben Keckler
02.01.11