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Letter: U.S. parks help preserve God’s creation
Op-Ed · August 18, 2016


“And God saw that it was good.” — Stated five times in the first account of God’s creation of our world, in the Biblical story of “Genesis."
But it is such an inadequate phrase to describe the fullness of God’s artistry.

It doesn’t begin to express the delight and joy found in the colors, sounds, textures and smells in our natural world.

From the beautiful fertile Midwest, to the harsh deserts of our western states, to the warm sandy beaches in the south and the rocky, cold coastlines of our northern coasts, variety declares itself a constant of creation.

Surely we should find value in God’s artistry?

Explore these links and google searches, and share the exuberance of this variety.

• www.wildnatureimages.com

• www.ocean.nationalgeographic.com

• www.seahorseworlds.com

• Google search “colorful bird photos”

• Google search “leafy sea dragons”

One hundred years ago, President Teddy Roosevelt understood the value of maintaining pieces of our unique and fragile places for our children, and their children to experience.

How sad to see his political descendants trying to dismantle all of his work to create our national parks.

Laura Twing

Tipton



Editor's note: This letter was updated Aug. 25 to change the headline to correctly reflect the content of the letter.