12/11/2013
“The Lord is good to
all, and his compassion is over all that he has made.” Psalm 145:9
When we walked a portion of the Nolan, I was trying so hard
to forget everything that has been consuming my mind as of late; I wanted to be
completely present in the woods with no thoughts lingering back to
responsibilities or concerns that otherwise dominate my conscience. At first, I
could not figure out how to achieve such focus. I was trying things like honing
in on characteristics of the different things around me, but it didn’t quite
have the desired effect. I finally, gave up and continued walking, but kept my
eyes trained on the ground without any intent of noticing something thought
evoking. After a while I caught myself staring at the metal rods that ran along
either side of the trail and I felt offended. I considered the fact that God
created so much beauty and all humans seem to do with it is push it aside to
make more room for our own selfish purposes. As I continued to study the
structure of the path, I came across a recurring happening; tree roots from the
wood tended to grow into the path, despite the metal rods-in some cases the
roots would emerge from under the path, creating a fairly hefty obstacle for
those walking the trail. I saw it at first as God’s way of fighting back
against the fallen nature of the world. I saw the woods as fighting against the
domestication of the area that was designed for freedom. Then, thinking back on
Romans 8:28 and how it states that everything works together for the good of
those who love the Lord. Creation is said to sing God’s praises (Psalm 96), so
that would include the wood as well as the people of this earth, right? Even
though, the human race tends to abuse what the Lord has made for us, people and
nature persist to live in harmony with each other. All things work together for good; mankind and nature
work together to make up our existence on this planet. There are times that man
will be ignorant of nature and the consequences that will take place if they do
certain things, like dumping waste in natural bodies of water. It is terrible
for the environment, and there is a potential to do some serious damage to the
ecosystem, but the Lord’s creation continues to provide for man, faithfully.
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