Last Sunday our church celebrated its annual picnic in the park service with an emphasis on enjoying God’s creation. Scripture included:

And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. (Genesis 1.24, 25, ESV)

During our recent time in Estes Park, Colorado, we saw our share of “beasts” as well as birds, beginning with the turkeys: mamas and their offspring…

…deer and their offspring…

…cow elk on the road into town…

…and finally, on the day we left, the dog and I were walking up to the chapel to drop off a key, and there he was – exactly where I needed to go.

We waited… Fortunately, he kept going.

And when we got home, this spider had built the most intricate web under the light outside our garage. I’m impressed:

Is the wild ox willing to serve you? Will he spend the night at your manger? Can you bind him in the furrow with ropes, or will he harrow the valleys after you? Will you depend on him because his strength is great, and will you leave to him your labor? Do you have faith in him that he will return your grain and gather it to your threshing floor? (Job 39.9 – 12, ESV)