Weekly Devotion:
When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, and You have crowned him with glory and honor. Psalm 8:3-9
It seems that every moment of our daily life is so crowded with responsibility that we rarely take much time to consider anything of worth that may be going on around us.
How many times have we heard the phrase, “Stop and smell the roses”? Yet, how many times have we ignored that cliché and instead submitted to the all too “urgent” task at hand? Is it this tendency that keeps us, at least in part, from acknowledging that God’s care for His sacred creation is paramount in His own mind?
The Psalmist gives us a hint at something worth considering. He shares his thoughts concerning God’s handiwork: the heavens, the work of his “fingers,” and then points to God’s masterpiece – human life. He declares to us that God is mindful of us, or to put it another way, God keeps His masterpiece in His thoughts.
Here is the point: God, the creator of the awe-inspiring heavens, is not distracted by the tasks before Him. He is not pulled away, as we might be, by thoughts of something “more important.” Despite all that goes on in the universe, we are given the wonderful news that God is paying attention to and attending His crowning glory, His masterpiece of creation, which cannot be duplicated or replaced, which surpasses the beauty of all other created things – the human being.
There is no way to adequately describe how God feels about us as human beings. There are no words to fully portray His love, compassion, or desire to be in communion with us. Perhaps the closest we can come is to contemplate the thoughts of a mother as she gazes for the first time at her newborn child. God cares for life. We, as His followers, should take time to consider the life He has created and which he has called us to love and protect.
Lord, you are the creator of all things. Guide my thoughts to consider your creation in all of its majesty, beauty and holiness. Guide my heart especially to your creation of precious human life. Help me to comprehend how essential life is in your own heart. Teach me to appreciate, love and protect all human life through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Fr. Terry Gensemer
“...God, the creator of the awe-inspiring heavens, is not distracted by the tasks before Him. He is not pulled away, as we might be, by thoughts of something “more important.”
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He is also the Director of CEC (Charismatic Episcopal Church) For Life. He has been in the pro-life movement for 15 years. As pastor of an urban church in Birmingham, Alabama, he was very active in citywide Pro Life activities. In 2001, He became the leader of his denomination's newly formed Pro-life Organization. His ministry has been featured in New Man Magazine, SOLAS (Irish Pro-life Publication), The Guardian (British Newspaper), Christian Today (British Publication), Human Events, Family Voice (Publication of Concerned Women for America), along with many other national and local radio and television stations and news publications.
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Life 4 All Ministries seeks to educate, encourage and equip people to make positive choices about the complete spectrum of life issues, while we care for and protect the innocent and vulnerable among us.
Fr. Terry Gensemer
