IS vs OUGHT

Nature inspires spirituality ... Why not worship the heavenly bodies? Why not worship "mother nature"?

BUT

"God is NOT coterminous with nature."

Nature gives us so much inspiration and sometimes seems to be the essence of God. There are so many wonderful Psalms and prayers with reference to the beauty and power of nature that it sometimes feels as if nature itself is God. And yet when you think again, this beauty, power and order that we call nature is a creation of God. We do not deify nature.

The difference: God offers what "OUGHT" to be while Nature and Heavenly Bodies offers what "IS".

Nature doesn't ask or expect anything from us, while God requires our moral accountability. Nature can be inspiring but God gives us the Laws that offer us a standard of right and wrong.

I hope that we will explore this concept further. It sounds so simple when put this way, and yet, how is it that God's creations can help us to better understand God?