Chrissy Jackson: Making Nature Sacred #2

"Then higher on the glisterine Sun I gazed, Whose beams was shaded by the leavie tree; The more I looked the more I grew amazed, And softly said, "What's glory like to thee?" Soul of this world, this universe's eye, No wonder some made thee a diety; Had I not better known, alas, the same had I." (Chapter 2, p. 42, paragraph 3)

I love this poem by Anne Bradstreet. She has such a love and a passion and fascination with nature! She understands that creation was made to represent and bring glory to God, the Creator. She points out that the sun is supposed to be a majestic, powerful presntation of God; she says that this is why so many ancient peoples of pagan beliefshave made gods out of the sun. The sun is so beautiful and so glorious, but they do not understand that that it was made that way on purpose by the one and only God. Bradstreet even admits that, had she not known the truth about God, she would have been one of those sun worshipers.

Bradstreet's writings really make you think about every part of nature and how magnificent each thing is. She tries to show how you can actually see God in everything; His personality, His characterics, His divine nature, and even lessons about our spiritual life. You can see it in colors, in the ocean, in flowers, in mountains, in anaimals, in EVERYTHING! Her writings are a creative way of expressing her delight in nature; they both praise God as well as implore others to do the same. It is like her own personal outreach.