The Earth is the Lord's

 

I love Fall.  Even though each season has its gifts and special weather, Fall is my favorite.  I can't place a finger on why, but I attribute it to the face I am a child born on the September Equinox.  For whatever the reason, I love the changing of the leaves, the cool night, the smells of Fall, the leaves, even though I am finding I have allergies to the leaves, the wood smoke, the "clean" smell which comes with the winds blowing in the cooler air.   

 

 

 

The view from my kitchen window

     When I drive to church through Goshen Pass (what a gift to have a commute like that), I took time to look at the reds, the yellow, the browns and the evergreens, as they lined the highway, as they mingled upon the hills in the pass, and I was reminded of Psalm 24, "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof;" and, "I lift mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help."(Psalm 121).   The wonders of what we witness are God's, the One who does help us in our daily needs.  And God also makes the beauty which surrounds us, the beauty we can so easily take for granted.

Such beauty is a gift, a gift from God and a gift which we  have accepted and need to care for and preserve.  That makes us ecological stewards, and if we love to see such scenery, we need to step up and allow our love to grow into a passion which will cause us to be active in making sure such sites are around for  children and grandchildren and all those other generations. 

The Maury River 

 This means that we need to be aware of what goes down our drains, and where it goes from our houses.  This means we need to consider how to save on gas, the use of fossil fuels and if there is a way to use alternative energy i.e. water, wind or solar.  This means keeping habitats alive and healthy, keeping green areas green and finding ways for more of them.  These are ideas we hear this all the time, but do we really listen?  When we read or hear Psalm 24, do we consider what it really means when we say "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof"? 

Just something to consider on a cool Fall evening.....
Olivia