All things bright and beautiful,
all creatures great and small,
all things wise and wonderful:
The Lord God made them all.
~ CECIL FRANCES ALEXANDER
The EARTHWORM is one of God’s favorite creatures. It is an incredible creation because to the earthworm everything is edible. If we as elevated spiritual beings, made in the likeness of God, ate what the earthworm ate, we would die of food poisoning. That, however, is not what most impresses me and delights God. The earthworm eats all these poisons, digests them, and then eliminates a nontoxic waste material that serves as fertilizer. The earthworm will save our planet for us if we don’t overwhelm it or destroy it with our lack of concern for the environment.
The earthworm spends its life caretaking, while some of us can’t even throw our garbage into the proper receptacle. If the earthworm could eat glass, plastic, and metal I wouldn’t be so upset, but there is a limit to its abilities. I think it is time we stopped talking about our spirits, souls, or the afterlife and get to work with the earthworm as our role model. If I ever start a business or become part of a team, I will be sure we use the earthworm as our mascot. Our motto: We can swallow anything you throw at us, turn it into fertilizer, and make it a growth experience.
All of God’s creatures are important to the plan; we must all be good earth stewards.
Peace,
~ Bernie
