Reflection
We are too comfortable with what we have to admit to what we are losing. We see the disruptions that are occurring within our own country: violent storms, droughts, wild fires, extinction of species, polluted waters and we still continue to abuse Earth. Some of us deny that our lack of respect for the natural world is causing climate change. It is time to awaken; it is time for those who understand to make their voices too loud to be ignored. “Every existence is a mode of divine presence.” The revelation of God is meant to be interiorized; the sacred is not meant to be exploited.
Prayer
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of God’s hands.
Psalm 19
Action
Be familiar with all the indications and effects of climate change. In this beautiful season of Spring, take time to experience the beauty of all that is birthing and flowering. Realize your connection with it all.
Suggested Reading
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Matthew 6:26
But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand of God has done this? In God’s hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all humankind .
Job 12:7-10
Our generation has bequeathed many riches, but we have failed to protect theplanet and we are not safeguarding peace. We are called to become artisans and caretakers of our common home, the Earth which is “falling into ruin.
Pope Francis
Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.
Carl Sagan.
Clean air and water, and a livable climate are inalienable human rights. And solving this crisis is not a question of politics. It is our moral obligation -if, admittedly, a daunting one.
Leonardo DiCaprio
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
Albert Einstein
The good man is the friend of all living things.
Mahatma Gandhi
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
William Shakespeare
The impact of climate change is a tremendous risk to the security and well-being of our countries.
Nancy Pelosi
We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today.
William Hague
With so much evidence of depleting natural resources, toxic waste, climate change, irreparable harm to our food chain and rapidly increasing instances of natural disasters, why do we keep perpetuating the problem? Why do we continue marching at the same alarming beat?
Yehuda Berg
The biggest barrier to dealing with climate change is us: our own attachment to habits that are hard to shift, and our great ability to park or ignore uncomfortable choices.
Geoff Mulgan
One of the biggest obstacles to making a start on climate change is that it has become a cliche before it has even been understood”
Tim Flannery
The biggest threats to human survival today are not wars or conflict, it is modern business.”
Steven Magee