Genesis 1: God's Gift
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Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.
And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.
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According to Cherokee lore, the plants took council at the time of creation and took pity on the two-legged creatures. They saw how human beings struggled to find their place in the web of life, and they feared that people would never learn if they were ravaged by disease. So they promised to provide healing for every ailment that humans faced.
They said, "All they have to do to be healed is listen to us when we speak." Plants are the Creator's gift for healing, and they are good.