Lessons in Creation – v2

Grow straight like the tall mast pines
Use our bones, our brains, our wills
to walk confidently, boldly to do His will,
not follow the tide, the crowd
like a jellyfish, caught in Luna’s grasp,
flowing with the water, a feather in the wind.
 
Use our abilities, our gifts, our talents,
to do right, to be loving, caring,
watch our neighbors the plants,
the other creatures of our world.
 
See their lessons for us, the plant elders,
The rocks, the waters, the air,
how to live more simply,
in harmony, not in dominion,
following the commands
of the Potter, the Creator.
 
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Edited January 30, 2024
Lessons in creation – v2
8/6/06 17:30
Lessons in creation
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