The beauty of creation
is found in the context of creation
the story of how we began
the world beginning
in the wondrous birthing
within bounds of physical laws
The earth fits within a solar system
which lives on one of the bands of the Milky Way galaxy
in one of the reaches of an expanding universe;
Our small blue planet teams with life
where the other planets, like the story of Goldie Locks
are either too warm or oh so cold
Our good earth is made up of so many amazing systems,
elements of water, or air, of fire, of earth
that are all needed for life
Water, in our bodies, in the plants,
in crashing seas, placid lakes, running streams,
in falling rain and blowing
snow make us one
Sky, air, wind, colors of blue and gray, lavender
bright sunrise, warming sunset are a
harbinger of good days and storm
The earth under our feet rises in mountains,
in dune and desert, in tundra, the earth is
covered by field, forest, hidden in valley and cave
Fire gives warmth and roaring out
of control
scorching the earth, by
lightening, by spark,
by sun, spontaneous combustion,
rewrites the story of a place
Living plants, grasses, fruits, vegetables,
conifers, bushes, cacti, on and on the list grows
take in the waste of man, or animals,
breathing in our bile,
exhaling our life giving oxygen
Animals that hunt, that munch, that chew,
mammals and insects, and platypus,
fish and birds, reptiles and amphibians
(though I can never tell those apart) all create
A wonderful balance; that is the context of creation
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edited July 8, 2018
Processes of Creation – v2
edited July 8, 2018
The Voice of Creation – v3
edited July 8, 2018
The Size of Creation – v2
edited July 8, 2018
The Words of Creation – v2
edited July 8, 2018
The Message of Creation – v3
(editing original)
edited July 8, 2018
The Context of Creation – v2
edited July 7, 2018
Sounds of Creation – v2
edited July 7, 2018
The Speed of Creation – v2
edited July 7, 2018
Creatures of Creation – v2
edited July 7, 2018
Smells of Creation – v3
edited July 7, 2018
Tastes of Creation – v2
edited July 7, 2018
Textures of Creation – v2
&
started 8/1/07, added 8/19/07, 8/24/07, 8/26/07, 10/2/07
Processes of Creation
&
edited July 11, 2015
The Voice of Creation – v2
May 8, 2008
The Voice of Creation
Psalm 19:1-4
and Upper Room devotional
&
July 11, 2007 22:54
The Size of Creation
began notes June 2, 2007
Genesis 1
&
May 8, 2008
The Words of Creation
Psalm 19:1-4
and Upper Room devotional
&
edited June 26, 2014
The Message of Creation – v2
May 8, 2008
The Message of Creation
Psalm 19:1-4
Walk to Emmaus, Means of Grace
and Upper Room devotional
&
Finished July 26, 2007 22:25
Textures of Creation
Started July 11, 2007
Genesis 1
&
Started 7/8/07, added to 7/9/07 1:01AM
The Context of Creation
Genesis 1
&
edited August 3, 2014
Smells of Creation – v2
finished August 1, 2007 12:12
Smells of Creation
started July 11, 2007
Genesis 1
&
Finished July 30, 2007 22:00
Tastes of Creation
Started July 11
Genesis 1
&
Finished July 30, 2007 21:40
Creatures of Creation
began draft June 2, 2007, update June 4, 2007, July 11,
2007
Genesis 1
&
Finished July 30, 2007 8:03
The Speed of Creation
started July 11, 2007
Genesis 1
&
Finished July 30, 2007 7:55
Sounds of Creation
started July 11, 2007
Genesis 1
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calling, Christ,
Emmaus, God, God’s purpose, grace, joy, justifying, love, Luke 24, Luke
24:13-35, prevenient, Psalm 19, Psalm 23, sanctifying, servant, umc, United
Methodist, Walk to Emmaus, witness,
#calling #Christ #Emmaus #God #Godspurpose #grace #joy
#justifying #love #Luke24 #prevenient #Psalm19 #Psalm23 #sanctifying #servant
#umc #UnitedMethodist #WalktoEmmaus #witness #salvation #resurrection #life
#eternal #communion
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Christ,
creation, creator, earth, Faith, God, gospel, grace, Holy Spirit, hope, love,
Methodist, Poetry Where You Live, purpose, savior, witness, world,
#Christ
#creation #creator #earth #Faith #God #gospel #grace #HolySpirit #hope #love
#Methodist #PoetryWhereYouLive #purpose #savior #witness #world #Genesis1 #life
#struggle #journey #void #Word #life #power #worship #holy #Lord
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branches,
child, creation, creator, Faith, forest, Genesis 1, God, hope, loons,
Methodist, mother, Nature, NEUMC, Poetry Where You Live, sound, summer, wind,
wings,
#branches #child #creation #creator #Faith #forest
#Genesis1 #God #hope #loons #Methodist #mother #Nature #NEUMC
#PoetryWhereYouLive #sound #summer #wind #wings #sounds #cry #prayer #birth
#song #crash #awe #noise #thunder #worship
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birds, bread, cicada, creation, creator, dawn, earth,
Faith, Genesis 1, God, hawk, heart, human, life, light, Methodist, Nature,
rainbow, sing, sound,
#speed #birds #bread #cicada #creation #creator #dawn
#earth #Faith #Genesis 1 #God #hawk #heart #human #life #light #Methodist
#Nature #rainbow #sing #sound #fast #slow #heartbeat #blinkofaneye #eternity
#eons #epochs
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apple, bread, breath, dust, Faith, forest, fruit, garden,
Genesis 1, God, grass, lilacs, lilies, lily of the valley, Nature, ocean,
orange, rose, shower, snow,
#smells
#creation #apple #bread #breath #dust #Faith #forest #fruit #garden #Genesis1
#God #grass #lilacs #lilies #lilyofthevalley #Nature #ocean #orange #rose
#shower #snow #creator #sight #touch
#senses #taste #touch
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birds, brown, butterflies, creation, creator, deer,
Faith, forest, garden, gardener, Genesis 1, God, hawk, love, Methodist, Nature,
sheep, shepherd, starfish, turkeys,
#creatures
#created #birds #brown #butterflies #creation #creator #deer #Faith #forest
#garden #gardener #Genesis1 #God #hawk #love #Methodist #Nature #sheep
#shepherd #starfish #turkeys #reptile #amphibian #mammal #microbe #onecelled
==========================
bread, Communion, creation, creator, earth, Faith, fire,
fruit, garden, gardener, Genesis 1, God, hope, maple trees, Methodist, Nature,
Poetry Where You Live, sin, taste,
#bread #Communion #creation #creator #earth #Faith #fire
#fruit #garden #gardener #Genesis1 #God #hope #mapletrees #Methodist #Nature #PoetryWhereYouLive
#sin #taste #sweet #sour #salt #bitter #luscious #nectar #meat
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creation, creator, Faith, flowers, fruit, Genesis 1, God,
grass, ice, Methodist, Nature, ocean, rock, rose, sea glass, shepherd, stone,
texture, touch, water,
#creation #creator #Faith #flowers #fruit #Genesis1 #God
#grass #ice #Christ #Spirit #Nature #ocean #rock #rose #seaglass #shepherd
#stone #texture #touch #water #senses #smells #taste #sight #seeing #feeling
#rough #smooth #sharp
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