Care of Creation Group – Some Lenten Reflections
Care of Creation Group – Some Lenten Reflections:
“THROUGH THE DESERT, GOD LEADS US TO FREEDOM”.
Opening our eyes to reality
‘Stop and Listen’
Lenten Meditations
- The glory of the Human has become the desolation of the Earth.
- The desolation of the Earth is becoming the destiny of the Human.
- All Human activities must be judged primarily by the extent to which they foster a mutually enhancing Human – Earth relationship.
Thomas Berry
How can we foster an attitude for today’s Ecological Age!
- To be devoted to the Natural World
- To think of the Human as a species among species
- To ask not what we want but what does the Earth want to be
Thomas Berry
How can we live this reality in our daily life and in our community?
- Ecological Prayer
- Ecological Fasting
- Ecological Almsgiving
Further Reading:
https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/20231004-laudate-deum.html
https://thomasberry.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/the-christian-future-and-the-fate-of-earth.pdf