Psalm 24:1-2

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,

the world, and all who live in it;

for the Lord founded it on the seas

and established it on the waters.

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We speak of the earth as a hard place, literally, shaped from molten and exploded rock. Yet many origin stories in folklore and scripture describe our world as having formed from liquid chaos (kinda matches the state of our world now, too). Whether hard or liquid, we have never owned this world.

Let’s honor our collective heritage with water.

My friend and fellow writer *Jill Hinners searches for peace and inspiration on or near Minnesota’s lakes and smaller waterways. Jill writes, “I collect iPhone images to document all the natural beauty in this place I’m so fortunate to call home.”

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