Sharing what I had learned in ULLC this semester , I received a collection of poems by Helen Steiner Rice from my mom. Given to her by her mother, the book contains wonderful writings about how God reveals himself in nature. Here is one I found to be quite profound:
You ask me how I know it’s true
that there is a living God –
A God who rules the universe,
the sky…the sea...the sod;
A God who holds all creatures
in the hollow of His hand;
A God who put INFINITY
in one tiny grain of sand;
A God who made the seasons –
Winter, Summer, Fall and Spring,
And put His flawless rhythm
into each created thing;
A God who hangs the sun out
slowly with the break of day,
And gently takes the stars in
And puts the night away;
A God whose mighty handiwork
defies the skill of man,
For no architect can alter
God’s PERFECT MASTER PLAN –
What better answers are there
to prove His Holy Being
Than the wonders all around us
that are ours just for the seeing.
I imagine someone questioning the poet’s faith, asking “how do you know there is even a God?” She proceeds in answering by using nature as evidence. She encourages the contender to think of the wonders of the Earth – like seasons, the sea, sunrises... attributing these glorious miracles to a creator in heaven. Furthermore, she states that all of these elements are part of His “master plan.” It’s exciting to think that each and every one of us is included in this plan, as well. Rice illustrates that God is inviting us to share in his Glory through nature.
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