One day (in Feb. 2013) as I walked along a stone path I
noticed a worm, wiggling on that path.
On both sides of the stone path were white rocks. There was good soil beyond one side of the
white rocks. I walked a couple of steps
past that worm. Then I looked in the
dirt and found a small twig, which helped get the worm into the soil by some
plants. It then slithered away, to
burrow into the soil.
Suddenly I realized God was teaching me something in this
experience. The worm was in the wrong
environment, and would not survive unless it got back into a proper setting.
This lesson paralleled my thinking into how each of we
(children, youth, young adults and adults) need to be in good environments that
we may thrive. We encourage and support
each other in those directions. Community building is our responsibility, and
strengthening relationships/friendships is so much a part of our faith.
God’s messages and lessons can come from some of the
simplest things. We must be aware and openly
receive from such opportunities. They
come mostly through whispering (quiet ways), not always in thunderous
booms. It is our challenge to pay
attention for the softly spoken words/images/sounds/etc. from God.
