Signs of divine power are not confined to remote celestial objects. The growth of grain, fruit and flowers, the creation of earth and sky, rainfall and the means by which life is sustained all provide related occasions for reflection. Their everyday familiarity does not make them religiously insignificant.
Some benefits arrive with little direct human intervention; others are received through industry, craftsmanship and planning. A seed germinates, while a farmer also cultivates the field. Materials exist in creation, while people learn to turn them into garments or useful instruments. Both the provided resources and the capacities by which humans employ them are worth considering.
The distinction: rainfall and agricultural labor are different kinds of activity, yet successful labor depends on the conditions and abilities not created by the worker alone. In this perspective, taking practical means and recognizing divine gifts are complementary, not contradictory, responses.