Psalm 145:14-18

“The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. You open your hand, satisfying the desire of every living thing.” vss. 15-16

The psalmist had an expansive understanding of God that went beyond what could be found in the writings of the scribes. He had the uncanny ability to also read what was written in what we might call the “annals of nature.” By watching the world around him, the sheep of the pasture and the birds of the air, he began to sense that every living thing was a part of God’s realm, and that all things had an intimate connection to the Lord. Somehow they knew that God was the source of their being, and that God was the sustainer of all life. Some of us have seen that too. We’ve watched the proud grackles strutting around, finding every manner of food on the ground, and regularly pausing to raise their heads to the heavens. The skeptical might say that their posture is unremarkable, just some sort of mating ritual. But somehow it’s much more satisfying to believe that their action stems from reverence, no different from our bowed heads from the pews on a Sunday morning. Oh what poverty we endure when we fail to recognize the divine connections in the world around us! Oh what hubris is ours when we continue to think that only humans are connected to the divine spark! No wonder those who make nature walks a part of their daily routine so regularly find food for their spirits!

Thought for the Day: What feeds my spirit?