Psalm 46

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy habitation of the Most High.

Saint John of the Cross, native of near-desert Spain, celebrates the spiritual potential of arid solitude.

Hildegaard of Bingen, native of the lush Rhine valley, celebrates the spirit's moist verdancy.

But whatever the beauty of creation, we worship the creator, not creation.

We may be reminded of God by creation. We are certainly sustained by God's creation. In our relationship with creation there are many analogues for our relationship with God.

But we are called to continue upstream to find and know the source of the river.

Psalm 46