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| Nature can overwhelm floodgates. |
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| Has the dam tamed Nature or has Nature defeated the mile-wide Three Gorges Dam? |
I have been discussing the attitude toward the Word of God with one member. Our Founders assumed Creation in writing about the "laws of Nature and of Nature's God."
The US Constitution is written on that basis, that basic rights and freedoms are part of God's Creation, not something invented or merely permitted by man. They are self-evident. A right may be suppressed, as we see today in the closing of churches, but the right remains. A California judge agreed that a church had a right to worship that transcended the dictates by government officials.
In gardening I only try to understand the created nature of each plant, animal, and weed. I cannot force my opinions on a living creation that has its own software. When I cut down Joe Pye, the roots continue to wait for spring and the stalks rise up stronger than ever, blooming late. When I cut the ever-spreading Bee Balm, the fragile looking plant greens up and starts flowering again.
The complexity of Creation is such that the participants work out their own place in the garden. Rabbits enjoy the cover and abundant food, so they stroll through the open places as if they own it. Oddly, hawks scream that they are hungry and look for food where food is abundant.
Once a piece of ground reaches maximum creature activity, the abundance is sustained at a high level. Leaves and mulch are absorbed faster. Plants grow greener and stronger. Animals reach a balance between the hunter and the hunted. The top foot of soil locks in a certain amount of moisture and nutrition from the interplay of bacteria, mold, earthworms, soil creatures, roots, and rain.
Weeds are like false doctrine. They will always show up, but they thrive where the conditions are ideal. An apathetic congregation will not be upset by changes, but an alert parish will ask, "How can this be allowed?" Synod officials erase the evidence and say, like the Chinese rulers, "Everything is fine, except we have a few who exaggerate everything."
1 Corinthians 11:18 For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
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| Comfrey is a bully herb. We chopped a lot of it back, and now it is larger than ever. |
