Quote for Reflection (Sunday, November 13, 2022)

“The Psalmist (19: 1-4) acknowledges that hearing the voice of creation requires a kind of listening that is increasingly rare…Some of the earliest Christian writings refer to the concept of creation as a book from which knowledge of God can be read…Like the Psalmist, St. Maximus reminds us that the entire cosmos praises and glorifies God ‘with silent voices’, and that praise is not heard until we give it a voice, until we praise God in and with creation. St. Augustine writes, “[Creation] is the divine page that you must listen to; it is the book of the universe that you must observe…” Martin Luther wrote, “God has written [the gospel] not only in books, but also in trees and other creatures.”

Season of Creation Guide, 2022