Ask the Animals and the Earth

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Job 12: 7-10 (NIV-UK)

7 ‘But ask the animals, and they will teach you,
    or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you;
8 or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,
    or let the fish in the sea inform you.
9 Which of all these does not know
    that the hand of the Lord has done this?
10 In his hand is the life of every creature
    and the breath of all mankind.

Foxes sprinting, deer rutting, hedgehogs snoring, birds collecting on wires like notes on a script, ready, waiting for the crescendo… and away… Have you ever watched animals winter? I spend endless time watching, daydreaming at the majesty of animals, birds and the earth wintering. Slowing down, taking stock, making ready. There is such an excitement and humility about watching the animals and earth winter. As the colours change, the leaves fall crisp beneath the feet and the sharp air breathed in are all signs from God that it’s time to slow down

Light fades and days shorten, senses are heightened, its time! Time to rest and prepare for renewal. This was the order that God intended for all living beings, animals, birds and humankind. God saw what he had created and he knew it was good. On the seventh day he gave us rest. The animals and birds will tell you, the earth will tell you.

Just listen to them, it’s what God intended and you can winter with excitement and humility too.

Prayer:

Lord God

We rejoice in the wonders of all that you have created, in the order you have given us for our lives knowing that you walk with each and every one of us as we journey through the seasons of our lives,

Amen