Spiritual Lessons from Biology

i am no stranger to the mountains.   When i am back at my home base in Colorado i  try to hike in the Rockies once per week.   Even though i have been in this region on and off since the age of 6, i am constantly amazed at how many new plants and animals i encounter on my explorations.   One day I was hiking with my dear friend Bekah.   i  lost her along the trail and turned back to see where she’d gone.   There she was, crouched down by the grass, taking a picture of something.   I approached slowly, trying to not scare away whatever she'd found.   Here is what we saw: A Rainbow Grasshopper!   Those extravagant colors were a secret gem in a world of brown and green.   It looked as if a miniaturist had painted it.  i had no idea such a beautiful grasshopper existed, let alone lived in Colorado.   We both crouched in the grass, watching it, in stunned silence.   I was reminded that day of how much God ca...