What and where is God?

What and where is God?

Untutored child of Nature, from whence hast thou derived so much truth!

For a moment, free thought broke through the clouds which hung over his mind and Nature spoke through him – 

Behold, said he, these sands are bordered with plants. They grow and give me sustenance. In their growth I behold life and wisdom and, in proportion as my mind expands, I behold intelligence. Look abroad over this waste. See yonder moving pillar of sand. God has moved his breath to do his bidding. I feel his presence in the broad sunshine and in the serene night. The stars reflecting the dim sliadows of the waste remind me that he is far off, yet near.

View the mighty forest, the birds caroling in the branches. I hear his voice mingling with the wail of the spirits of my fathers in the breeze. In the echo of the thunder he speaks to me. Where is he? You are now in his presence. He is ever-speaking to you, for he dwells in everything and is everywhere.

The Sage