Reflect
“I will sing to the Lord all my life. . . . I will rejoice in the Lord” (Ps 104:33–34). All of creation finds a home in God’s love, care, and providence. In this beautiful psalm, we even hear of the stork finding a home in the treetops, the rabbits finding shelter in the rocks, and the young lions calling to God for their prey. Despite how the rabbit might feel about it, even the hungry young lion has a place in God’s kingdom. And all turn to God for their sustenance, dependent on God’s grace and love. This is a vision of the kingdom of God, a vision we can find comfort in, which promises that we all belong.
Pray
Lord,
Open my eyes to the wonder of your world,
to the glory of creation,
and to the tender care of your providence.
Let me see even in the stirring leaves of an afternoon breeze
your love for all that you have made.
Amen.
Act
Open your door today, step outside, and let yourself feel the love of God surround you. Feel it in the tender caress of the breeze, in the trembling of a shadow, in the call of the birds in the trees—singing to the Lord their own psalm of praise. Even the passing clouds drifting across the sky or the glittering stars whisper to the Lord—if we but listen and let ourselves be amazed.
