he stepped back and let it run without any personal involvement on his part, like an unwinding clock. God, in the Hebrew world of thought and worship, is not distant and remote from the natural world. On the contrary, God is actively present in sustaining everything that lives and breathes on his planet. And it is precisely through his Spirit that he does this: These all look to you to give them their food at the proper time. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they