Undeniable Peace

               There is a peace in nature that is undeniable.   The absence of humanity, the rhythmic cooing of rippling water, and the serenity of wind whistling through pines are calms that quiet the soul.  Simplicity.  Solitude.  Grace.   The organic simplicity of it all – it must stem from some greater being.  Irrefutable divine presence exists in nature – in the rush of water, in the coolness of grass, and in the melancholy of a loon’s call.  One must be spiritually bereft and blind to overlook God’s residence in nature.   

                Worship in the cathedrals of green.  Seek the grandeur that lives in the trees.  Listen for God’s voice in the call of the wild.  Find the Son’s face in the crimson glow of the setting sun.  Search for purpose in the roar of a gushing mountain stream.

                One wouldn’t burn down a great cathedral.  One wouldn’t tear down a cathedral and use its stones to construct another building.  A cathedral is not up for sale to the highest bidder.  It is not simply a resource intended to be exhausted.  The reverence of a cathedral cannot be quantified. 

                There is a peace in nature that is undeniable.  Recognize it.  Abide by it.  Protect it.