Saturday, April 19, 2003
Saturday, April 19, 2003
Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you insect Israel! I will help you, says the LORD;
your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
The problem, however, is man-made. Guam once had no snakes, but during WWII the brown
tree snake was evidently imported from Australia, New Guinea, and The Solomon Islands as a
stowaway in military shipments. Guam now has no way to get rid of the snakes.
The Bible teaches us that people have always carried a snake problem with him. Everything we
touch we infect. The Lord of Life gave his life for creatures who do such things--creatures such
as you and I.
(Isaiah 41.14
NRSV)
I was reading recently about the island nation of Guam. Guam now has an almost insoluble
problem, snakes--between six and twelve thousand of them per square mile! And these
slithering problems (often 8 feet long or longer) have wiped out 70% of Guam's native species of
birds.
Dear God, forgive me for the hurt I cause, and make me holy through Christ my redeemer.
Amen.
