Every Green Plant

In the very beginning, when God creates, one of the first signs of his presence and care is the provision of food. Every green plant – all the seed-bearing vegetation – is laid out before his creatures. Every tree of the garden (save one) is teeming with fruit and at their disposal. When God creates all things, he rolls the world out like a picnic blanket before his people.

This is God’s Story. All things come from him. Everything we have, we receive from him. We aren’t creators; we are recipients. Our job is not to chart the course but to cultivate what we’re given. And God is a good giver! His Story (and his world) is one of joy! We don’t despise the ordinary beauty of things like food; we cherish them and let them lead us to cherish Him more! Sitting down to eat God's food at God's table is what it means to be human.