I’ve never been a big fan of bats, although I appreciate that they eat mosquitos — one of my least favorites of God’s creatures. Several years ago at Chautauqua, Suzy attended a lecture about bats. She came away with a much better appreciation of bats. I on the other hand took a nap and as a result got to hear Suzy’s new found wealth of knowledge over dinner.
How bats navigate in the dark is fascinating. They emit a sound into the dark and wait for its return. This all happens very rapidly, out of total darkness a picture of the bat’s surroundings appears and the sonic image allows it to navigate.
Did you ever consider prayer as similar? We send our hopes, our fears, and our thanks into a vast unknown and hope to hear something in return. The returning signals may come quickly or be a long time coming, the response may be something familiar or something completely new. No matter what we trust that our prayers are heard and we will receive a response. In the meantime we forage on in faith.
Maybe I should go with Suzy this year? All of nature has lots to teach us.
Anything that eats mosquitoes is a friend of mine!
I agree. W.