The Singing Scoutmaster: Traveler And The Tracker, The

Once a Traveler and a Tracker set out to explore the world together. As they wound their way through the wilderness, the Traveler was amazed at the Tracker's habit of pausing several times a day to pray. "Why do you pray to something intangible?" the Traveler asked. "How do you know that God exists?"

Now the Tracker was very skilled in noticing things and, through the years, had gained much insight reading the smallest signs. And he answered the Traveler this way, "I know God exists when I see the leaves turning yellow. I know God exists when a trout jumps at a fly, and when grass waves in the dry wind. I know God exists when clouds shade my head and the stars wink at night." "So you see," said the Tracker, "I know God exists, for I can see his footprints throughout the Universe."

God, the Great Spirit, is everywhere present. We just have to open our eyes to glimpse the constant wonders of his creation.