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The God of All Creation
Luke 19:38-40 (Good News Version)
By Don Z.
Jesus answered, “If they keep quiet, I tell you, the stones themselves will shout.”
This account of Jesus’ response to complaints that his followers were “disturbing the peace” with shouts of adoration and praise has stood out for me since I first heard it read when I was very young. Jesus’ reply to the complaints was short and to the point. If these followers were silent, the very stones would cry out. Truth must be heard!
Since the days of my youth, these words of truth have rung in my ears. This has happened when I was quiet, when the truth of Jesus’ life and teachings were desperate to be heard. I haven’t ever heard the stones cry out in praise of Jesus and his Way, but I have noticed many times when all nature sings loudly-like when polar bears and seals, bald eagles and other species of life on this earth are crying out, “HELP”!!!
Yet, generation after generation turn deaf ears to the plight of all kinds of life on this planet, as they are sacrificed to money-hungry vultures who prey upon defenseless ones. From rain forests to glaciers, from baby seals to elephants, even the great whales of the deep. Greedy humans prey upon any creature, resource, and anything of value to selfish profiteers, so often under the guise of free enterprise; the abuse and misuse of life and resources continues. Jesus was born “Prince of Peace,” for ALL OF CREATION!!!
Prayer: Loving and dependable God, we bow in your presence, our hearts near bursting with your love. As we walk through these days of Advent, help us, we pray, to gain perspective on life and faith and rediscover the Spirit of the living Christ in us and in all creation. Amen
