The Watermelon Seed

I have observed the watermelon seed. It has the power of drawing from the ground and through itself 200,000 times its weight; and when you can tell me how it takes this material and, out of it, colors an outside surface beyond the imitation of art, and then forms inside of it a white rind, and within again, a red heart, thickly inlaid with black seeds, each one of which is in turn capable of drawing through itself 200,000 times its weight -- when you can explain to me the mystery of the watermelon, you can ask me to explain the mystery of God.

William Jennings Bryan

Open our minds and heart, dear Lord, to the wonders you set before us, the mysteries of nature that reveal to us your power and beauty. And let us strive not so much to understand as to bend the knee to your majesty and adore you in the silence of love and praise. Amen.