‘Now I create a new heaven and a new earth, and the past will not be remembered.’
(see Isaiah 65:17-21)
‘There is no Planet B’ say many placards on environmental demonstrations organised by groups such as Extinction Rebellion and so many others. The words were also waved in the air when school children from all over the world walked out in demonstration, following the example of Greta Thurnberg, to campaign for a more robust and realistic political response to the environmental crisis.
The damage that has been done to the planet is obvious, and each of us has played our own part in this through the way we live, shop and work. But there is also an urgent requirement for countries around the world to take the urgent call seriously.
As Christians, we have a particular view of the natural world. St Charles Foucauld prayed “Give me the grace to see nothing else but you, nothing but you in all created things; never to be arrested by them, never to see the natural or spiritual beauty that is in them as being born of themselves, but only as being part of you.” If we believe that the world is not simply created by God, but reveals something of God, and is part of God, then how does that change the way we treat the beautiful gift of God’s Creation.
PRAY FOR a true care for God’s Creation, that we may live responsible lives, and that leaders and governments may respond effectively and quickly to the environmental crisis.
Our daily reflections for Lent focus on the many injustices which exist in our world, as we seek to connect our life of prayer to social justice, the Justice of God which Christ proclaimed. More resources are available at www.southcardiffministryarea.co.uk/just-lent
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