Greetings all!
It is Earth Day…. and today is also Admin Assistant Day! Please take the opportunity to express your appreciation!
How are you marking Earth Day today? As we stay in these days, some are enjoying a quieter pace of life. Some are enjoying outdoor space at home and God’s good creation. Many are delighting in spring blossoms, the budding of trees, birds at the bird feeder, or baby chicks growing. Some of us may be grumbling due to wintery winds. Creation is springing to life and we celebrate God’s faithful and sustaining presence.
During this season of disorientation we are invited to be attentive to how we are being changed. What is growing within you? What potential is budding? What fruits of love are ripening? Our spiritual transformation unfolds through reflection, quiet listening for the Spirit of God, and surrender. In what ways is God meeting you in this season, caring for you, encouraging you, growing new life in you? As we soak in the beauty of all that is coming to life, let us be attentive to what God is saying to us? How do we want to live when the pandemic has passed and we can be together again? Let us be prayerful and open to God’s invitation.
Let us pray:
O Great Love,
Divine Presence,
we rejoice in
our Mother Earth
who births us,
nurtures us,
sustains us,
and collects us
back into her bosom
when our life
is done.
Forgive us for our
greediness, our
selfishness, our
short-sightedness, our
messiness.
For we have made a
mess beyond measure.
Let the energy of
the sunrise
the mystery of
a butterfly,
the beauty of
spring flowers,
the fragility of
endangered species,
the toxicity of
polluted waterways,
the barrenness of
scorched earth
bring us to our knees.
And there, on
our knees,
may we be humbled
to see the earth
with new eyes.
May we be humbled
to see ourselves
as humus.
May we be humbled
to recognize we
are but part of an
intricate web of creation,
a sacred reciprocity
of belonging.
Break open
our hearts
to love as you love. Amen
(written by Wendy Janzen)