How big a God can you see?

Written Fall 2010

In the fall, the oak tree drops acorns on the ground. The acorn lay dormant for the winter but come spring it begins to grow. It gestates and readies itself to release from beneath the soil its first stem. That stem grows to support foliage and with ease and natural order that acorn grows to its full potential; an oak tree. This process occurs naturally and beautifully as all the elements of nature conspire to support growth. The rain falls, the soil nurtures and the sun warms the tree; each contributing to the creation of beauty and the strength.

You asked me to share how big a God can I see? This same force of nature that transformed the small acorn into a grand oak tree, is the same force of nature that yields the forces of thunderstorms, the same that creates the breathtaking views of the Grand Canyon and the exact same force that brings a smile to a child’s face. How big a God can I see? I see a God so big that it is present in the purr of my cats while it attends to the thoughts and dreams of a soldier abroad. I see a God so big that it constantly and consistently creates each and every molecule and cell in the universe. I see a God that creates musicals, writes plays and books and entertains. I see a God that inspires, supports and gives energy and life-force to be expressed artistically. I see a God that celebrates every cell of the universe, a God so present that all things manifest through it. I see a God with its power and law clearly pushing the buttons of creation to formulate words. I know that God is in every sunrise, every word spoken and every thought given. I witness the changing leaves out my window and behold the magnificence of God in the minutest things. I understand that each leaf with God’s presence within, combined with all other aspects of the tree, the landscape and the skies create a spectacular visual experience and harmonic vibration of grandeur. The same power that creates the changing leaves generates the wonder and force of Niagara Falls.

If this God I know is truly the power and presence behind all things then I too am a complete materialization of its ability. As I witness God’s creative power in my environment I am acutely aware that all things creative flowing through me. Feeling the influence of natural order on my thoughts I trust the evolving Spirit of life’s inspiration to flow through me. I embrace my union with this creative God and trust that the same focus and ease of nature’s creation is mine to behold as there is only One-Mind and One-Power flowing through all things.