Nothing in creation warrants our worship. All creation is below its Creator, who alone is worthy of worship, but I also believe that the divine whispers in the breeze, the divine is somehow captured in roaring waves of the sea, in the tenderness and unconditional love of a family pet. I believe the divine can be seen in everything, if we are willing to see it. And that vision should direct us to the Holy One, the Creator. God creating out of himself – everything and everyone created by him is worthy of honor, dignity, respect and wonder, creation itself magnifies Him.
We were created to be Co-workers with God. Co-laborers. Co-creators. We were created for freedom, for community and for a destiny. It is for these very reasons that I believe we must seek out the divine in all things, so that we might do justice, love mercy and walk humbly in this great task of co-creation. Godly freedom is one that sets aside our individual “freedoms” so that others might be free. That sacrifice takes seeing the divine in something we might otherwise see as unworthy. To live fully in community we must strive to see the best of others, to see God’s image in each person, no matter how far they may from perfect.
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