A Psalm-Prayer
"Praise our God, you servants of his and those who
fear him, small and great alike (Rv 19:5)
Let us praise and glorify him forever.
Let heaven and earth praise him
who is glorious:
Let us praise and glorify him forever.
And all the living things in creation--
everything that lives in heaven,
and on earth, and under the earth,
and in the sea (Rv 5:13):
Let us praise and glorify him forever." --St. Francis's Prayer Before Each Hour of the Office
How do "all living things in creation" praise God? The animals and plants? I think they do it by being what God created them to be rather than trying to be something other than the kind of cat or tree or whatever they were made to be. Humans are born different from one another, but then they often try to be like someone else. We are not content with being who we are--the way God created us. It's one thing to improve upon ourselves through knowledge and experience, but quite another to try to look like and be like someone else. To praise God is to accept who you are, then let Him perfect you through faith and obedience.
How do "all living things in creation" praise God? The animals and plants? I think they do it by being what God created them to be rather than trying to be something other than the kind of cat or tree or whatever they were made to be. Humans are born different from one another, but then they often try to be like someone else. We are not content with being who we are--the way God created us. It's one thing to improve upon ourselves through knowledge and experience, but quite another to try to look like and be like someone else. To praise God is to accept who you are, then let Him perfect you through faith and obedience.
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