It is evident that all creatures, from those in the heavens to those under the earth, are able to act as witnesses and messengers of God’s glory. . . . For the little birds that sing, sing of God; the beasts clamor for him; the elements dread him, the mountains echo him, the fountains and flowing waters cast their glances at him [luy iettoient oeillades: they wink at him], and the grass and flowers laugh before him.83
