One Provider for All

Lives express spiritual support in individual ways. Consider the Intelligence and Providence of God that is expressed by the following lives.

Beavers, during an unusually rainy Fall season, built their dams higher. Although the water rose in the mountain creek, the dams were found sufficiently high to protect the beavers' "branch-piled" homes.

Chipmunks, without formal education or measuring devices, build their winter store-rooms beneath the frost line.

Hummingbirds find their way to warm wintering places. Amazing! In the Spring when we arrive at our mountain camp, the hummingbirds have returned, also, to our spot on the planet. The hummingbirds seem to be watching for our return. They are perched next to the place where we will soon hang a feeder of sugar and water syrup.

Robins, in open lands, are able to find large angle worms for hungry babies. In forested areas, robins must rely on inch-worms. Mountain robins seem to "know" that whatever food is available will be sufficient to nourish the lives that need it.

Property Boundry
A tree, although "wounded" has remained strong. A birch tree was "blazed" on three of its sides by a surveyor's axe.("Blazes" are used to mark the boundaries of a property). Almost immediately, substance from the tree spread over the three, nine-inch cuts, thus preventing a loss of sap. Despite its wounds, the tree leafed out, and during the summer, sheltered small plants on the forest floor. The tree's roots continued to hold the underground water until needed, by wells, human folk have; and needed by forest creatures. In its uninterrupted "service", the tree, affirms the Vital strength it draws upon. Now, after several years, new bark has formed around the cuts; the "blazes" have healed. The property's boundry is clearly marked.

Wild Asters and a Drought
Outside my kitchen window, I saw a "remnant" of wild asters saved; the next generation of asters protected.
During a severe drought, I saw the leaves of Fall asters wilt and droop. The buckets of water I carried to the plants did not improve the flowers' condition. Amidst the wilting plants, a surprise caught my eye.
In the shade of an old stump, and despite the drought, a second patch of asters stood in full flower. The seeds of some of the plants were already "fluffed up", ready to be scattered by the wind, or brushed to the ground by passing life. The "remnant" of asters was the bearer of continuity, holding seeds for the next generation.

So many wonders in the universe! Lovely flowers. Trees. Woodland creatures. Fellow human beings. Every life makes each of our lives richer. With Edna St. Vincent Millay I say, "Oh world, I cannot hold thee close enough."
marylee manson armour 1983