Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Spiritual Exercices1584
I considered God present in all creatures. He is in the elements, giving them being; in plants, giving them vegetation; in animals, giving them feeling; in men, giving them intelligence; He is in myself in these various ways, giving me being, life, feeling and intelligence at the same time.
Reference
Exercitia Spiritualia (1548). David L. Fleming, S.J. The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, A Literal Translation and A Contemporary Reading. St. Louis: Institute of Jesuit Sources, 1978. ISBN 0-912422-31-9.
