The Grand Cathedral

For some it is a stretch too far to consider that within the creation are more manifestations of the Creator than could ever be counted.  Some might even consider it heresy to think that the creation speaks Words from the Creator as surely as the written holy Word speaks Words from the Holy Spirit.  To be honest is to confess that it is something not ever really thought about until I found myself walking daily in the dirt, listening to the sounds never before heard, and seeing things that had apparently been invisible though they had always been visible to those who had learned to see.   

It is a huge leap for many of us to realize how every blade of grass, each towering tree, every breath of wind, and all that is within the created order has within it the inherent power to become the voice of God in the world around us.  Creation is filled to overflowing with holy mystery.   To call the creation "Mother Nature" seems to delegate it to a world belonging to a fairy tale heroine instead of belonging to the Creator of all that is.  Creation is about Mystery not fantasy.    

It is within the creation that we live.  It is where we spend every single moment of our life.  W spend more time in the creation than we do in the sanctuary.  If God is experienced in the sanctuary, how much more should we expect to experience His presence in the grand cathedral He has put around us.  It is not that the tree or the rock is an object to worship, but things He has put in place to give glory to the Creator and, perhaps, even to open our eyes to the way every created thing points toward His presence.