Life Is Sweet in All Creatures
“I considered that life was sweet in all living creatures, and the taking it away became a very tender point with me. The creatures […] were lent us to be governed in the Great Creator’s fear: and I feel free to refer my readers to his order and allowance in early times, while all the Lord’s works were in harmony, and pronounced by him to be very good…
I thought I saw, and had to believe, that life was intended to be at the disposal of him who gave it; – that all creatures, even the least insects, have generally a sense of danger; therefore, as we cannot give life, I believed we ought to be cautious of destroying it.”
— Joshua Evans, 1837
Quaker minister, abolitionist, and vegetarian
Today’s Invitation
Be cautious of destroying life, even in the least creatures.
This Week’s Query
How was the earth holy to you as a child?
What helps you re-experience that awe now?
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