The foundation of faith that Creation would state
is evidence of a Creator.
Does its message stop there?
Is that all it would share?
Or . . . should we read between the lines?
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What if it’s an inexhaustible love letter
penned by a Heavenly Scribe
expressed in the mystery of symbolic language
and written to be read and interpreted endlessly
by those who’ve already met our Maker
so that we might daily plumb the depths
of a deeper intimacy as we study the “Face”
of the One who fashioned us from clay?
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Let me not fail to find the romance of this Lover of my soul
who woos me with the tender kisses
of a gentle breeze brushing softly past my cheek . . .
who courts me to know Him better
with the dramatic flair of fiery sunsets . . .
a Pursuer who lavishes His beloved
with perfumed bouquets of fragrant wildflowers
then serenades with symphonies
sung by birds and bees and crickets
punctuated by the bold crashing of thunder
or the roar of a majestic waterfall . . .
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Let me not fail to taste the flavors of colors
and touch the textures of sounds
opening my eyes to see and smell and savor
the richness of a gourmet meal
that’s been spread before me
on this Grand Banquet Table of Life . . .
[for which the Host has spared no expense
so that I might know my Bridegroom
as Adam knew Eve] . . .
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Indeed, might I learn aspects of the Divine
from something as simple as a dragonfly?
Then write for it a tribute because of its design?
. . . Dragonfly, dragonfly,
king of the smallest things which fly.
Wisp of wonder,
your flight is choreographed
in an airy balletic dance.
Peacefully, your delicate wings
teach me of subtlety and nuance,
silent stirrings, and mysterious movements
of the Spirit.
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Your landings are soundless and serene.
So like the Sovereign One who made you,
soft secrets and whispered words
are the language you speak.
And when I still my heart like the pond
in meditative musing
I perceive the Sacred Presence you reflect.
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Romans 1:20 says that God has made Himself manifest in Creation. That means that it is important not only to read the written Word of recorded scripture but we must also “read” the embedded wisdom in the record of the spoken Word which became Creation in Genesis.
Colossians 1:15-17 says about Christ who is “the Word made flesh” that He:
“… is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation: for by Him all things were created … all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.”
When we study Creation, we are learning facets about the attributes and “Voice” of God, as well as nuances of character, the way we similarly learn an author’s voice when we examine his or her writings, paintings, or other works of art.
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