Human Beings: Stewards of Nature

(The Third Blessing)

Genesis 1:28: Fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.

People who are in total resonance with God’s heart will lead the natural world in the free-flowing sharing of love and beauty, and the entire universe will realize goodness. In such a manner, human beings will exercise direct dominion over all things.

All things of creation, including the sun, desire to live in the realm of true love, within the realm of true lineage. They desire a world in which each entity creates a realm of resonance, and in which each lives for the sake of others. This is a world of natural order where all things throughout the universe live with humanity, centered on God’s equilibrium. This is a world where everyone in the universe wants to establish the kingdom of goodness and live in it peacefully, for eternity.

You should develop your human nature to the point that you experience resonance even with a cluster of wild flowers as if you were sharing a heart-felt conversation with them.

Living among all the natural things created by God, loving them and managing them as their master, you will be able to go to a higher level of heart.

The universe is so awe-inspiring. How wonderful is our world when you understand that God created the universe for us. With that heart we need to walk through the garden, looking at flowers, grass and trees, listening to and appreciating the chirping birds, admiring the flowing water and the gentle breeze. Looking at all this, you cannot but realize in your heart how wonderful this world is!

In the garden, where people of true love, and husband and wife of true love, are living, beautiful flowers want to blossom, and lovely birds and beautiful animals want to come and live close by. You should understand that their original nature drives them to do this. All things naturally follow such people, who are destined to prosper.                                                                                                                                                                - SMM

About the painting: The internal meaning of the third blessing is expressed in the beautiful scene in the center of the tree trunk. It is a loving family appreciating the beauty of creation together, as the animals are drawn to them. The external meaning is that God created the universe after the pattern of human beings. The theme for this painting is the tree. You can find in several instances in the Bible that the tree symbolizes man and woman; for example, the “tree of life”, the two “trees” in the Garden of Eden, etc.