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God’s Corner
by Gertrude M. Puelicher
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I WONDER WHETHER GOD realized when he created “every winged fowl after his kind” and saw that it was good, what a joy birds would bring to people. Take poets, for example. They have great rapport with birds. Wordsworth devoted one poem to “The Redbreast.” In his “To a Skylark” he says, “—with a soul as strong as a mountain river pouring out praise to the Almighty Giver.” Keats wrote an “Ode to a Nightingale,” and Shelley’s “Ode to a Skylark” is a paean of praise for the joy and gladness that spill from the fullness of its heart.
On a low slung pine branch sat the season’s first robin, obviously delighted at whatever turn of events had taken him back to the Nicolet forest. He burst into song like a miniature Pavarotti cradling the plaintive notes of Panis Angelicus into the rising crescendo of a Wagnerian aria. His tiny chest swelled with the volume of sound he was sending forth. His head was thrust back in pleased delight at what he could contribute to the world’s happiness. Interpret it any way you choose, but that robin knew he was glorifying God.
Couldn’t we improve today’s untoward conditions if we made an effort to express joy rather than the negativism that is prevalent not only in the news but in the attitude of many people? Constant rehearsal of what seems bad does nothing to alleviate a situation. Joy is a tonic if we but try to express it. If you are unhappy, if the good things of life seem to be
passing you by, get out your Bible, find a comfortable chair in a
room apart from family interruptions, and turn to the book of
Psalms. You can’t help but find comfort in words like these:
“O Come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to
the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with
thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with praise.”
Lose yourself in the 98th Psalm where the psalmist urges
the whole earth into a joyful tribute to God: “make a joyful
noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and
rejoice, and sing praise.” Then he proclaims the importance of
harp, trumpets and cornet and even—“let the sea roar”—“let
the floods clap their hands”—“let the hills be joyful together.”
By this time, isn’t your heart less heavy and your spirit less
weary? Aren’t you beginning to feel a sense of the presence
and power of a being greater than man? To top it off, revel in
Psalm 100 and follow its directions: “Make a joyful noise unto
the Lord—Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his
presence with singing—Enter into his gates with thanksgiving.”
Why? “For the Lord is good—and his truth endureth to all
generations.” Don’t you see? In reality, all is well with you, with
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