Devotions - For Love of all Creation
Tony E Dillon-Hansen
Tai chi and martial arts give us a way feel the energy around us in this creation.
If you like, stand with balance in your feet
and let your spine stack one bone on top of the other,
Breathe in and out,
let go of everything that came here with you.
All, With Left arm under right feel and hold a ball of that essence.
“Ooh, [Maybe], do you know what that's worth?
Ooh, heaven is a place on earth!
They say in heaven love comes first.
We'll make heaven a place on earth.”
Genesis 1:26-31 (NRSV)
26 Then God said, “Let us make humankind[a] in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth,[b] and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.”
27 So God created humankind[c] in God’s image,
…
in the image of God We were created[d.
28 God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” 29 He said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. 31 [She] saw everything that [She] had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
We are wondering many questions about creation.
We are wondering about us.
We are wondering why we are here;
Wondering what we are supposed to do,
Wondering if we will have peace, justice, or have health;
and wondering if we are where we should be;
Yet, we forget about the garden where we are.
A garden that needs tending and some love from us
It has some weeds,
dirty air, ugly water, dusty rocks,
barren patches,
some things we haven’t identified yet,
And also some patches that really show the beauty of your work.
In that whole garden, Your grace that is revealed (each part.)
You have given to us a garden that is full of opportunities, in the midst of wonder.
We may not recognize these opportunities.
In this garden,
We are blinded by many visuals,
isolated by many walls,
and deafened by many noises;
these distort our vision from what is real and true.
From Psalm 46,
“Be still, and know that I am God!
I am exalted in the earth.”
The LORD of hosts is with us,
The God of Jacob is our refuge.”
If we let go of what we cling,
look at what God has given to us in this garden,
and just listen with open heart;
We may experience the Spirit, the Christ here on Earth.
There are many injustices, bigotries, pain, and worry;
but humbly ask Your guidance
through the pastures of opportunities
and the waters of living
to find You and to realize what is already around us.
So that, We may experience that Heaven on Earth.
“When I feel alone, I reach for you,
And you bring me home.
When I'm lost at sea I hear your voice,
And it carries me.
In this world we're just beginning
To understand the miracle of living.
Maybe, I was afraid before,
But I'm not afraid anymore.
Ooh, maybe, do you know what that's worth?
Ooh, heaven can be a place on earth.
They say in Heave, loves comes first--
because every child of God comes from
God’s love to live in God’s creation.
We can make Heaven our place on Earth.
Maybe, we can observe Your beauty among us (especially on days like this.)
You gave us this time and this place
to be here in Your Creation on Earth
As a temple of Your faith in us
This is Your garden that You have given to us—our Earth
Let us be reminded and cherish this precious gift
Our Heaven on Earth.
Now rotate that ball of essence you have been holding.
Rotate it up to see into this essence.
Creation has been there all along
Witness and breathe and listen.
Thanks be to God
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