tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739331047164648582.post5738534203261114947..comments2023-09-17T04:30:12.435-04:00Comments on Her Voice, The Pine: Creation as gift?Joshua K. Warfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01800418882852988788noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739331047164648582.post-24090519905383772182010-10-23T14:42:13.062-04:002010-10-23T14:42:13.062-04:00@Jennie: I think we can say that life is a gift fr...@Jennie: I think we can say that life is a gift from the Divine, and therefore, all beings are part of this gift towards one another, not just a gift to humans. Even rocks can clap their according to the Bible, so I also think we need to widen our understanding of what is "alive"--at least in a spiritual sense (though that can bring about dualistic thinking, I don't think it needs to).Joshua K. Warfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800418882852988788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739331047164648582.post-33498814880824936572010-10-23T11:51:31.838-04:002010-10-23T11:51:31.838-04:00This is a great point to make - I hadn't thoug...This is a great point to make - I hadn't thought about it in these terms before.<br /><br />At the same time, I think it's still valuable to remember that everything we have comes from God. Can't the idea of God's blessings coexist with the idea that creation is subject, not object?Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123827340391563837noreply@blogger.com