You
make springs pour water into the ravines, so streams gush down from
the mountains. They provide water for all the animals, and the wild
donkeys quench their thirst. The birds nest beside the streams and
sing among the branches of the trees. You send rain on the mountains
from your heavenly home, and you fill the earth with the fruit of
your labor. You cause grass to grow for the livestock and plants for
people to use. You allow them to produce food from the earth – wine
to make them glad, olive oil to soothe their skin, and bread to give
them strength. The trees of the Lord are well cared for – the
cedars of Lebanon that he planted. There the birds make their nests,
and the storks make their homes in the cypresses. High in the
mountains live the wild goats, and the rocks form a refuge for the
hyraxes. Psalm 104: 10-18 NLT
Have
you ever played the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game? The idea is that
people in Hollywood are so connected, that any individual in
Hollywood can be connected to Kevin Bacon in six steps. I have not
done it myself (I can't keep that kind of trivia in my head), but I
have overheard others do it with ease. This kind of sounds like Kevin
Bacon is the center of the universe.
Psalm
104 clearly points to God as the center of the universe. Everything
is connected to God. God makes the rain which makes the streams. The
streams water the animals and the birds nest beside the streams.
Grass grows and feeds the livestock. People produce food to eat, wine
to drink and oil to keep them beautiful. Even the trees and the
mountains get in on the action.
God,
you are the center of the universe. Help me to act more like you are
the center of my universe. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Copyright
2012 Amelia G. Sims
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