the room of creation

Within the home of our heart are many rooms, castles, mansions, places that we can reach by contemplation, prayer, or other kinds of meditation. Or just by listening to the sights and sounds of life that surrounds us.  

Here on Pastor’s Porch, we are discussing this notion as the home in our hearts. We are moving through this home and exploring these different rooms within our soul.  

Our journey began in the base of this home where knowledge resides within our own innate wisdom and the wisdom of our faith elders. The base of our spiritual home is our faith that sustains us. Faith that can be deepened through exploration, much more than certainty.

This is the room of creation. It is the room that may feel the most inviting as, for some of us and for me, time within the beauty of creation draws my heart to the peaceful presence of God. Whether I’m standing on the shores of a sandy beach listening to the crashing waves or deep in a forest standing on the edge of an inland lake, or a quiet field of grass, or deck sitting early in the morning, peace abounds when I am emersed in a spirit of appreciation as I witness the heart of God within creation, as it is within me.

This room is made of glass, inviting us to sit within the presence of God in all that we see. It is a warm place that allows us to even enjoy creation during the changing seasons, yes, even as the snow falls, we are sitting within the warmth of a caring God.

We can spend all of our time here, watching all the frolicking animals of the forest crinkle the leaves as they chase and play. The squirrels high in the tree, the tiny chipmunks chasing each other around the leaves, the deer moving about, the bear picking a few berries, and so on. In this place all of creation finds a home, living in harmony.

If we choose to venture out and about to put our feet on the ground, maybe laying down in the field of grass, we will be safe, never losing sight of our home or this room.

You see this room is endless, vast, and ever changing. One day it may be a forest and another day it may be a desert, or a wetland, or a lush valley, or it may be a mountain. The seasons change so that we can experience all of creation from all the different climates and terrains of the world.

This room teaches us as well: We are all connected, and creation is the blessing which is bestowed upon every creature of this world.

In this room we are taught through being present and among all of creation. We are taught not by a book or professor. We are taught by being within creation so that we can be within the heart of God and know that there is no hierarchy to creation. There is only being a part of the life cycle for a time.

In this room we realize that as we move through the seasons of our lives, the changing of seasons of this earth, God walks with us every step of the way, calling us to the home within our souls, the rooms of our heart.

In this room God beckons us, come, sit with me, and see the gifts of life.

Come, sit with me, my child, and know the beauty of who you are: a part of this creation that shows you Our presence in all there is, for all time, beyond time, and beyond space.

The heart of creation

Resides in the heart of God.

The heart of God

Resides within the heart of creation.

God resides in our souls.

Open the windows of your heart!

Listen to the vibrations of the heartbeat of God!

Open the windows of your heart!

Breathe creation in!

Exhale Creation’s love

Come sit with me She says!

Come be among Us

As we are among you!