Creationtide - Day 19. Evolution and Beauty

 Throughout Creationtide, 1st September - 4th October, there will be a daily posting of material to help us reflect on the various themes associated with this period in the Church’s year.

The posts will incorporate the following themes:

• Glory of the Cosmos, 
• Bible 
• Earth’s Wonders 
• Care of the Planet 
• Meditation/ Prayer 
• Praise & Adoration
• Jesus, the heart of it all

I hope you will find these notes, prayers, hymns and meditations helpful and that you will feel you want to call in on the site each day. You will be very welcome and as many of the items reflect the biggest challenge of our times (notwithstanding Covid 19), I hope you might encourage other like-minded people to join us on this 34 day pilgrimage. 

Evolution and Beauty

Treasure the mystery of beauty in nature,

exquisite colours in miniscule lives;

gradations of light that reflect from a feather,

the mesmeric flash as a kingfisher dives.

Irrational joy from a tumble of flowers,

a wild range of perfumes from herbs in the sun,

delicate leaves in many-hued bowers,

breathtaking leaps of deer at a run.

These gifts, science tells us, evolved down the ages,

only the fittest adapt to survive.

Yet, is it not baffling, utility’s progress

so often gladdens our minds and our eyes?

Could it be that our senses are blazing a sign?

Here is balm for our souls from a Godhead benign.

Think about this: come back to it: and if you want further thoughts on this go to Of Herbs and Electrons

You might also like to reflect on the internationality of the potential contribution towards the stewardship of the earth from the Christian church globally by spending ten minutes listening to one of the many versions of ’The Blessing’ which have been published during Lockdown times. Today’s choice comes from the Arab Nations