Care for Creation
August 27, 2023
What is my role in the Season of Creation?
“Let Justice and Peace Flow” -- September 1 to October 4, 2023
“In this Season of Creation, as followers of Christ on our common synodal journey, may we live, work and pray so that our common home may once again teem with life,” urged Cardinal Michael Czerny at a Vatican press conference.
“How can we contribute to the mighty river of justice and peace during this Season of Creation? What can we, especially as Christian Churches, do to heal our common home so that it will teem with life once again?” the Pope asks in his message and gives a simple answer: “We must decide to transform our hearts, our lifestyles and the public policies that govern our society.”
Pope Francis urges everyone to act, showing “ecological respect” in four directions: towards God, towards our fellow men and women of today and tomorrow, towards all of nature and towards ourselves.
What is something I can focus on during the season of creation while considering these four points of view? One idea is Pope Francis’ concern about drought – I can praise God for the gift of water and the concept of circularity that creation’s water cycle teaches us. I can share today’s water supply and conserve for the future (e.g., use native plants that don’t need irrigation; take short showers). I can support projects that provide access to clean water to those who lack that resource (e.g., Water with Blessings, charity: water). I can avoid harming the waters where I live and play (e.g., use reef safe sunscreen; carry waste out; pitch in to clean up waterways). I can stay well hydrated without collateral impact (e.g., use refillable water bottles; abandon single use plastic water bottles).
What interests you? What do you care about most? If each of us chooses one thing that we care about deeply this Season of Creation, we can make a difference, we can improve the flow of peace and justice and establish habits that strengthen our church and our community and the world.
Talk about it! Act on it! Be a difference!
August 27, 2023
What is my role in the Season of Creation?
“Let Justice and Peace Flow” -- September 1 to October 4, 2023
“In this Season of Creation, as followers of Christ on our common synodal journey, may we live, work and pray so that our common home may once again teem with life,” urged Cardinal Michael Czerny at a Vatican press conference.
“How can we contribute to the mighty river of justice and peace during this Season of Creation? What can we, especially as Christian Churches, do to heal our common home so that it will teem with life once again?” the Pope asks in his message and gives a simple answer: “We must decide to transform our hearts, our lifestyles and the public policies that govern our society.”
Pope Francis urges everyone to act, showing “ecological respect” in four directions: towards God, towards our fellow men and women of today and tomorrow, towards all of nature and towards ourselves.
What is something I can focus on during the season of creation while considering these four points of view? One idea is Pope Francis’ concern about drought – I can praise God for the gift of water and the concept of circularity that creation’s water cycle teaches us. I can share today’s water supply and conserve for the future (e.g., use native plants that don’t need irrigation; take short showers). I can support projects that provide access to clean water to those who lack that resource (e.g., Water with Blessings, charity: water). I can avoid harming the waters where I live and play (e.g., use reef safe sunscreen; carry waste out; pitch in to clean up waterways). I can stay well hydrated without collateral impact (e.g., use refillable water bottles; abandon single use plastic water bottles).
What interests you? What do you care about most? If each of us chooses one thing that we care about deeply this Season of Creation, we can make a difference, we can improve the flow of peace and justice and establish habits that strengthen our church and our community and the world.
Talk about it! Act on it! Be a difference!