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The beautiful picture of the Seminary Pond (summer 2016) spoke to me along with the words of Abraham Kuyper quoted on the bottom of the page: “In everything that lives in nature, rustles, throbs and stirs itself, we feel the pulse beat of God’s own life.”

I’ve been a pastor for over 50 years, now retired, and am a great admirer of Kuyper. For six years, I pastored with Native American people and this quote reminded me of a Native American prayer that contains these words: “Make my hands respect the things you have made and my ears sharp to hear your voice. Let me learn the lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock.”

John Helmus ’56, Aplington, Iowa