The art of being a creature can be learned through observing one or more of God’s creatures. Bugs and spiders can be a good place to begin. Remember the proverbial wisdom of Proverbs 6:6 where lazy people are urged to become wise through the study of ants.
Plants function is so many ways to provide God’s blessings to other creatures, including those created in his image. Jonah loved the leafy plant God provided to ease the discomfort of sitting under a hot sun. How are we blessing the other creatures, human and otherwise, we live with?
God loves all his creatures. The leafy, bark covered, grassy, watery, creatures of creation form an array of beauty that creates a sense of humility at the wonderful mystery inherent in them all. And we can’t forget that one of God’s reasons for showing mercy to Nineveh was his desire to spare all the animals living there.
In the season of Lent this verse from Romans 8 comes to my mind,
“But with eager hope, 21 the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay.”
Go; take a moment or two to observe whatever of God creatures you see to see today. Marvel! Thank God. Join and share the hope of creation renewed.
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