Every Sunday night my husband and I watch a nature show of some sort. It’s a new tradition we started a few months ago and it has been a real blessing to us. Philippians 4:8 says,
Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things.
It’s hard to find anything on TV that is true AND noble AND right AND pure AND lovely AND admirable AND excellent AND praiseworthy. But I’ve been pleasantly surprised at just how wonderful is has been to learn about God’s creation every Sunday evening, to marvel at the instrinsic details of the universe and to revel in the beauty of life that we are blessed to take part in.
Last night we watched a show called Animal Odd Couples. It was about dogs and deer friends, goat and horse buddies, even lion and coyote pals! I couldn’t help but think WOW if humans can shape friendships between species, what will it be like when God orchestrates the full harmony of love and life between His creation in the new heaven and new earth? When the wolf and lamb will feed together, when
they will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, says the Lord. Isaiah 65:25
Because ultimately, community and friendship is what all life was created for. In the beginning, all things were good. This earth and all that was upon it lived in unison praising the Lord with their very being.
The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Psalm 24:1
Thinking about such things, I can’t help but pray that the Lord would use this broken vessel created in His image to help restore the eden of the past in preparation for the eden to come. We have all been called to care for this creation, to love the people, the animals and the habitats that exist together as created by God for His glory. May the Church lead by example, that the world would see us and know we are Christians by our love…our love to one another, to ALL life.
A Glimpse of Eden: painting by Steve Slimm
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