My worldview includes the belief that nature is a picture of a much bigger reality. Here are three premises:
1. There is an all-good and perfect Maker. The beauty of nature is evidence of an extremely good and creative Being. I'm talking about things that do not involve DNA, such as galaxies, rainbows, alpine lakes, white snowy mountains, deep blue skies, majestic waterfalls, the auroras, soft falling snow and our own class-G star affectionately known as the Sun.
2. There is evidence of evil in nature. Personally, I see a contradiction in the natural order. On the one hand, there is plenty of evidence that our Maker is altogether good. I find remnants of this hope in all DNA life forms, especially wildflowers, evergreen forests and the animal kingdom. On the other hand, the lion tears apart the lamb with its teeth in order to eat! How could One who designed "lilies of the field" also create a scenario like that! I think the world went sideways, and I'm not alone. The Hebrew prophet Isaiah spoke of a day when "The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them." (Isaiah 11:6).
3. We are spiritual creatures. I believe there is much more to being human than science is willing to admit, and restricting our knowledge to pure science only contributes to spiritual blindness, rather than leading us to truths we really need.
Summary: The natural world holds evidence for good and evil (e.g. rainbows and tsunamis, vitamins and plagues), and with a little guidance we can learn important truths about our Maker, our past and ourselves.