During this evening’s walk in the forest we eavesdropped on a long distance conversation between two barred owls. One was close but the other seemed to be in the next valley. I wish I knew if they were telling jokes, commenting on the day or making a date for later this night. I wish I had been privy to the conversation.
There is so much we don’t know. I want to know the names of all the trees, the spring flowers hiding under last year’s leaves and where the animals live. One pays a price for exploring the forest. As I sit here and itch I don’t know if what I am scratching was caused by the mosquitoes, the black flies or this year’s poison ivy that is decorating the forest floor with shiny leaves. I think it’s a combination of all three.
How grand it would be to be as knowledgeable as Adam. “Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.” Was he whimsical or systematic? Did he name a bird or flower after one of his daughters?
“God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”
Written by Roger Bothwell on May 27, 2008
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