Happy 6th day of Christmas! Watch out for six geese a –laying coming your way! According to the opinion of some, the 12 days of Christmas carol had a hidden meaning as it was written during a time of persecution of Catholics and others who would not join the Church of England in the 16th Century. The six geese a-laying represented the six days of Creation.
• I don’t know anyone who isn’t grateful for: a good night’s sleep and a pleasant day
• a refreshing cup of water and a beautiful sky at sunrise, noon or sunset
• ground that is fertile and a nearby lake to enjoy in the summer
• trees to enjoy throughout the change of the seasons
• a beautiful star filled night sky
• snorkeling or riding in a glass bottomed boat and marveling at the variety of fish one sees and then stepping ashore and having a flock of pelicans overhead and a group of shorebirds scurrying about
• a dog’s tail wagging in greeting you after a long day of taking care of animals at one kind of zoo or another and a “honey, I’m home” begets a “I’m in the kitchen” as someone who loves you has dinner going.
God then bequeathed the responsibility to care for all of creation to those of us created in His image.
Let this sixth day of Christmas remind you to pause and give thanks for all of creation and take good care of all of it.
And now for a cup of coffee and to watch the night turn into the day.
