My Promise to the Ants
My Promise to the Ants Last month I was at Ghost Ranch Conference Center in New Mexico attending the Seminary of the Wild. We had been discussing and experiencing the Wild Earth, the Wild Self, and the Wild Christ. Toward the end of the week, we were sent out onto the land to be and listen and be present. I decided to return to a great cedar tree that I had sat under earlier to listen to who or what would speak. As I sat there, fire ants started gathering around me. I could see a huge fire ant mound about twenty yards away and wondered why all these ants were gathering around me. Much to my surprise, they picked me up and began to carry me toward the mound. I was not at all sure how they were doing it or why. They were not gentle as they dragged me over several sharp rocks. I thought about just standing up but decided to see where this ride would take me. As the ants got closer to the fire ant mound, I wondered if they thought